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The community of Isla Vista is built with brilliant minds and educational opportunities. Today, we continue to make improvements to keep IV safe.

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Andria Martinez Cohen, Randy Rowse, and Cathy Murillo

or a host of reasons, this year’s endorsements proved to be head-scratchers. In part, that’s because it’s the first time in about 60 years that city voters will cast ballots by district. This came about through a lawsuit alleging traditional at-large elections exclude minority voters.

By the time this spring’s settlement was reached, most of the camps that typically field candidates had precious little time to identify and recruit contenders with a modicum of civic experience who live in the three districts up for grabs.

As a result, many of those running were totally unknown to us until a few months ago. Yet here we are with choices to be made.

On housing, we would hope the council would focus intently on maximizing resources to increase affordability.

To that end, we’re willing to push the envelope on densities within reason. Likewise, we need to see the new council act more creatively and aggressively with Santa Barbara City College regarding the burden out-of-town students place on the rental market.

And where the homeless are concerned, we want bolder leadership on matters of mental health. Cops are expensive, and the jail’s too crowded. Besides, the mentally ill don’t belong on the street.

As for infrastructure, we need a sales-tax increase to cover the $450 million in unmet capital needs. The council had a chance to do that this year and blew it. Try again.

Lastly, the new councilmembers will be representing distinct geographic neighborhoods. This will change how City Hall is governed, not just how candidates are elected. In making our endorsements, we asked ourselves who could best speak for their specific neighborhoods while at the same time representing the city as a whole.

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Andria Martinez Cohen

Of the three districts up for grabs, District 1 — which encompasses the Eastside and a significant swath of the waterfront, including the Funk Zone — has traditionally been the least represented on the City Council and is undergoing the most pronounced changes. The term gentrification gets tossed about loosely, but it also happens to describe the reality taking place there.

Of the five candidates on the ballot, three are serious contenders. Of those, Jacqueline Inda and Jason Dominguez have much to recommend them, but not enough to make us comfortable in endorsing either. Though Andria Martinez Cohen is clearly the greenest, her enthusiasm, optimism, and practical brand of political progressivism impress us.

Inda is by the far the most of, for, and by the disenfranchised population she seeks to represent. She also has the most extensive track record of grassroots community

involvement. However, there have been a couple of incidents — taking money from the oil industry to oppose Measure P and joining a picket line to protest a Milpas Street restaurant owner with whom she disagreed over a proposed business improvement district — that make us wonder whether her political judgment can keep pace with her activist impulses.

Likewise Jason Dominguez is exceptionally articulate and boasts the most dazzling résumé. Yet his last stint as director of the financially troubled Legal Aid Foundation proved rocky and, at eight months, notably short-lived. If elected, Dominguez, we suspect, would function as a skeptical moderate. But given the dramatic shifts in the political company he’s kept, we’re not really sure. In 2007, Dominguez won a spot on the Democratic Central Committee; in 2015 he’s backed by more conservative business interests and activists associated with the Republican Party.

And yes, we have questions about Martinez Cohen, as well. Her lack of experience and strong support from the Democratic Party and public employee unions give rise to concerns she’ll function as “the stooge” for “the machine.”

We’re persuaded, however, that will not be the case. She brings an energetically independent mind and spirit. Her focus is on getting things done rather than promoting sterile gamesmanship and partisan posturing. Martinez Cohen has worked with 10 Southern California cities in her job as a nonprofit loan officer to leverage private funds to promote economic development, so she comes equipped with some of the tools to figure out city finances.

DISTRICT 2:

Randy Rowse

With five years of council experience under his belt, Randy Rowse has established himself as a congenial, right-of-center, pro-business moderate. Clearly, we disagree with him on certain issues. We never bought his insistence that homeless people are chasing visitors away from downtown in droves and take exception to his insistence that “perception is reality” where street people are concerned.

But Rowse brings a good-faith energy and commonsense style to the council. More often than not, his insights and arguments are steeped in actual experience rather than ideology. His presence helps keep the debate honest and real. Lastly, we were much impressed by how Rowse stepped outside his political comfort zone when he worked on behalf of a failed sales-tax increase to cover City Hall’s unmet infrastructure needs.

Rowse now finds himself representing a district that includes the Mesa and portions of the Westside. As a 30-year resident of the Mesa, he’ll have no problem taking care of his own neighborhood. But we hope he’ll expand the focus to include the Westside more than his campaign materials reflect.

Challenger Luis Esparza should be commended for the thoughtful intelligence he brought to the race; likewise, Missy

McSweeney-Zeitsoff enlivened the forums with her straight talk and direct personality.

DISTRICT 3:

Cathy Murillo

District 3 makes up Santa Barbara’s Westside and lower

Westside neighborhoods, home to some of the poorest, most densely packed households in town. Murillo has lived there for 15 years, and as the only Latina ever elected to City Council, she has made it her mission to represent the city’s Hispanic community. She spoke out against the gang injunction, arguing it would exacerbate racial profiling. Until Gregg Hart was elected to council two years ago, hers was the only voice of council dissent.

As a councilmember, Murillo has lent an eager ear to the city’s progressive activists. She was an ardent supporter of the plastic-bag ban and spoke out on behalf of endangered steelhead trout. During desalination discussions, she pushed to convert our wastewater into a potable supply. When it appeared the Metropolitan Transit District was about to inflict wholesale destruction on transit service funding, Murillo was the only councilmember attending MTD meetings. She was also the only councilmember to show up when Cottage Hospital neighbors expressed concern about the big bump in helicopter flights.

Murillo used to work at The Santa Barbara Independent, and so some of us have a personal familiarity with her foibles as well as her strengths. What impresses us about Murillo is her passion and commitment, but sometimes there’s too much of a good thing. For her next term, we’d suggest less flag waving would go a long way. Likewise, we’re troubled by reports Murillo is already positioning herself for a mayoral bid two years hence. Her focus needs to be on building relationships with her council colleagues and familiarizing herself with the nuts and bolts of getting things done.

Also running for District 3 is Sharon Byrne, Murillo’s longtime nemesis and doppelgänger who runs the Milpas Community Association (MCA). Although the rhetoric of the MCA has frequently been too strident and polarizing for our comfort level — on issues like the homeless, the gang injunction, and medical marijuana dispensaries — it must be acknowledged that Byrne has been a highly effective neighborhood advocate.

Given that, we were disappointed by the lack of advance notice that she provided affected businesses when she and the MCA unveiled their plans to create a business improvement district along the Milpas corridor. That has since generated a race-infused debate that’s grown increasingly inflamed.

Byrne calls to mind Lyndon Johnson’s classic conundrum: whether it was better to have former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover “outside the tent pissing in or inside the tent pissing out.” Johnson concluded the latter. Where Byrne — a formidable and creative force on the Eastside — is concerned, we favor the former. n

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Coyote scare The father of two young kids spooked last Monday by the La Mesa Park coyote is asking City Hall to better deal with what some area residents feel is an increasingly dangerous situation. The coyote, which took up residence in the park in August, got within 10 feet of Jason Gagne’s 2-year-old and 4-year-old on the playground. “They were really scared,” he said, noting four attacks on Irvine children this summer.

City officials say they’ve posted signs discouraging neighbors from feeding the animal, which was most likely driven from the hills by the drought. The hope is that without human-provided food, it will return to the wild on its own. State law prohibits the relocation of coyotes, so if it were trapped, it would have to be euthanized, explained Councilmember and Mesa resident Randy Rowse. “We will continue to monitor the situation,” he said. Read more at independent.com.

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f the new crop of UC Santa Barbara freshmen, 44 percent are first-generation college students, an 11 percent increase over the past decade.

Neither parent of first-gen students, as they at times call themselves, earned a four-year degree. They come from various racial or ethnic backgrounds, and many are low income.

Last month, UCSB received a five-year $2.6 million grant after it was designated a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)—8 percent more Latinos enrolled in the last decade —challenging its long-time reputation as a school for the rich and white. In addition, the university ranked third in a New York Times review of top colleges’ efforts on economic diversity.

“It’s like mowing the lawn,” said Chancellor Henry Yang, who has been at the helm for more than 20 years, when asked how the school was able to increase its diverse population. “You just persistently never become complacent. It has become a culture of this campus, which is do it every day.”

To some extent, the population at UCSB reflects the diversity of the high school graduation rates in the state.“That’s a good thing,” said David Marshall, who is the executive vice chancellor.“There are more UC-eligible students out there.” Marshall added diverse populations are in a way self-perpetuating.

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The $500,000 annual grant will focus on freshmen, particularly those in 41 courses identified as difficult. Further, graduate student tutoring programs, summer enrichment programs, and faculty development will be put in place to bolster retention rates — long considered a challenge for underrepresented students. Of the first-generation freshmen cohort from 2010, 65 percent graduated in four years whereas 71 percent of non-first-generation students earned their diploma in four years.

UCSB students say college can be challenging, especially for first-gen students who start in courses virtually designed to weed people out.“Being a first-generation student, you don’t have a mentor in your family,” said Natalia Valle, a third-year first-gen student who is from West Adams in Los Angeles.

Valle, who works at the campus bookstore, acknowledged resources such as laptops at the library or CLAS (Campus Learning Assistance Services) existed, but she wished more were available. Despite UCSB’s designation as an HSI, Valle said when she first arrived, she thought, “Wow, I’ve never seen this many white people in my life.” She added, “I did find my group, but it took a while.”

Little disposable income makes college life tough, students said.“Everyone can adopt the ‘I’m a college student and I’m broke’ mindset and not be ashamed, but being broke for one person might be,‘I can’t go to a music festival, or [for another] ‘I am eating ramen noodles every day,’” said Alfonzo, a third-year English major who asked to be identified only by his first name. Originally from Riverside,

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Alfonzo said there was little encouragement at his high school to go out of the area for college. In fact, 59 percent of freshmen enrollees at UC Riverside are from homes within a 50-mile radius, according to UC records.

In contrast, just 3 percent of UCSB freshmen enrolled last year were from homes within a 50-mile radius from the Santa Barbara campus. Admissions director Lisa Przekop said that in her experience, many local students, like students everywhere, look to go out of town for college to experience something new.

UCSB housing has been the talk around town since the university announced in July the purchase of three Tropicana properties, which will eventually function as universityrun dorms. A Trustee Report completed last fall recommended the university take an active role in Isla Vista by acquiring more housing, a controversial topic because the purchase eventually will take the properties off the area tax rolls.

The university currently has one master lease —Westwinds Apartments—and the property remains on the tax rolls. When asked if the university is looking to acquire more master leases, Chuck Haines, who is the director of Capital Development, said UCSB is not “actively pursuing any master leases in present” because of Tropicana. “But certainly it’s something we would consider in the future,” he said. “It’s got to be of a certain size for it to really make sense. A small oneor two-unit does not provide us something big in the grand scheme, so we would be looking at larger complexes.” n

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Authorities released the names of the man and woman who were discovered dead inside a Los Olivos home on the 2200 block of Alamo Pintado Avenue in an apparent murder-suicide on the morning of 10/8. The woman is Kimberly Lannette Hamilton, 45, of Los Olivos, and the man is Gregg Todd Hamilton, 50, of Santa Ynez. According to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, it appears that Gregg Hamilton shot Kimberly Hamilton before shooting himself. pau l wellm an f i le photo

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Actor Randy Quaid (above right) and his wife, Evi Quaid (above left), both fugitives in Santa Barbara County since 2010 for allegedly trespassing and squatting in a Montecito home they previously owned, were arrested 10/9 in Vermont. The couple is being held on $500,000 bail each in South Burlington, Vermont, where authorities are also investigating an incident between Evi Quaid and another inmate involving feces.

The Quaids, arraigned on 10/12, will return to court on 10/15. Their extradition process back to Santa Barbara will take two to 12 weeks, Senior Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter said.

The Sheriff’s Office warns community members about scam phone calls from a caller who claims to be “Deputy Marshall” and speaks in a thick Southern accent. In the scam, the caller has told residents there’s a warrant out for their arrest because they failed to show up for jury duty. In order to clear their record, the caller demands payment over the phone or that the resident buy a prepaid credit card. The Sheriff’s Office reminds residents that it does not notify of arrest warrants or accept payments over the phone.

CITY The union representing city firefighters announced it’s endorsing candidates Andria Martinez Cohen, Cathy Murillo, and Randy Rowse for their respective districts in November’s council race. Rowse and Murillo are incumbents, and four years ago, the firefighters did not endorse either of them. Union spokesperson Tony Pighetti said whatever the union’s differences were with Rowse, he’s always been levelheaded and accessible. Although the union endorsed Murillo’s chief opponent, Sharon

New Pot shops on Horizon

One year before members of the California Legislature expect to see a ballot initiative legalizing recreational marijuana sale and use, Governor Jerry Brown signed three bills into law last week creating a cradle-to-grave regulatory straitjacket for the multibillion-dollar industry. The new laws will create new state entities to license, control, and tax every phase of medical marijuana cultivation, transportation, manufacture, and sale.

According to Santa Barbara City Attorney Ariel Calonne, nothing in the three bills preempts the ordinance adopted by the City of Santa Barbara five years ago.

That ordinance allows for the existence of three dispensaries within city limits and regulates where and how they can be operated. One dispensary has already been licensed for the strip mall by State and Ontare streets that includes Baskin-Robbins and a military recruiting office. It is currently in the process of securing a building permit and could possibly be open early next year. Three other applications have been submitted — for 2609 De la Vina Street, 118 North Milpas Street, and 335 North Milpas Street. Of those, only the first has been deemed complete and will be heard by city staff hearing officers on November 5. The other two have either been rejected or not deemed complete.

The decriminalization law approved by state voters in 1996 pertained only to medicinal marijuana. What impact a new initiative legalizing recreational pot — as exists in Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and Alaska — will have on local or state medicinal rules will depend on which one of nine potential ballot initiatives is ultimately put to the voters. Some in law enforcement have expressed skepticism that the pot industry will back any initiative giving as much power to the state as the three measures just signed by the governor.

Regardless of what California voters have decreed, the federal government has insisted up to now that marijuana possession, sale, and cultivation are crimes. At various times, the Department of Justice has threatened to seize the real estate holdings and bank deposits of any Santa Barbara landlords renting to dispensary owners.

That effectively shut down Santa Barbara’s once-thriving dispensary business. Since the federal government issued those threats, the medical marijuana business has not gone away but instead went underground. The former storefronts have been — Nick Welsh replaced by as many as 20 home-delivery dispensary businesses.

Byrne, four years ago, Murillo has been with the firefighters when it mattered, Pighetti said. Of Martinez Cohen, he explained her lack of experience won’t stop her from asking “the tough questions.”

After a successful Week 1, the Santa Barbara LOL Comedy Festival quietly and abruptly cancelled its second weekend of performances after failing to sell enough tickets to fill the Arlington Theatre for Legally Brown featuring Cheech Marin and The Nerdy Show featuring Chris Hardwick and Andy Daly. Ticket holders have been reimbursed.

“It’s unfortunate that this is now the focus,” said festival organizer Scott Montoya, “but we just needed to cancel the last two shows.

I hope people understand, and I hope Santa Barbara will come back and really show their support for the LOL Comedy Festival next year when we return.”

A mixed-use rental-housing development proposed for the 800 block of Garden Street drew mixed reviews and blowback from members of the City Planning Commission last week, who opined the high-density proposal was better than it was initially but still not quite okay. The developer reduced the number of units from 26 to 23 and brought it down from four stories to three. The average size of the proposed rental units is 775 square feet. This was the second conceptual review for the project, which is part of City Hall’s experimental planning program to see whether high-density development will provide the sort of affordable housing its champions claim. Many historic preservationists have opposed the proposed development, arguing it’s too big for the surrounding neighborhood.

COuNTY With downtown temps in the 100s and thermometers along the Mesa registering 104°F at the day’s 3 p.m. peak, 10/9 was Santa Barbara’s hottest day in many years. A quick look at Weather Underground’s citizen weather stations around town found a high of 106.6°F in the east San Roque area and temps in the 100-103°F zone across downtown over to the Shoreline Park area. At Lake Cachuma, temperatures broke a record high of 104°F, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information. Santa Maria Joint Union High School District sent its students home early due to the heat.

A new nonprofit, Davey’s Voice, has formed following the case of 20-yearold SBCC exchange student Duanying Chen, who fatally tortured Davey, his girlfriend’s 5-month-old miniature pinscher puppy, last year. Founded by Santa Barbaran Gretchen Lieff, the group will raise awareness about animal abuse in Santa Barbara County by encouraging the public to promote animal rights. The organization is in the process of achieving nonprofit status, after which Lieff plans to support area projects that inspire the Santa Barbara community to get involved with animal rights programs.

uCSB Active Minds and Mental Wellness Center, two nonprofits focused on raising awareness about suicide prevention, hosted a Send Silence Packing exhibit on 10/12 at UCSB’s Student Resources Building, where they lined the lawn with 1,100 backpacks symbolizing the number of college students who commit cont’d page 16 

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YOGA GOES TO COURT: Mark Drost, pictured inside his Evolation Yoga studio in Summerland, stood his ground against guru Bikram Choudhury, and won.

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Evolation Yoga Owners Fend Off Bikram Copyright Lawsuit

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by K e i t H H a m m ikram Choudhury — the multimillionaire founder of Bikram Yoga, a 90-minute sequence of 26 traditional poses performed in a heated room — has long maintained the inviolability of his technique, so much so that he has sued unaffiliated yoga studios for supposedly poaching his program.

His claims of copyright infringement — backed by a powerful legal team — scared off alleged offenders more often than not.

But that wasn’t the case with Mark Drost and Zefea Samson, the Santa Barbara–based husband-and-wife owners of Evolation Yoga, which has a Summerland studio in the Big Yellow House building.

“He sued us in 2011, and we made a commitment to not back down at any point,” Drost said. On October 8, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Choudhury, solidifying a lower court’s ruling from December 2012. “That [first ruling] was exciting,” Drost said of his studios’ efforts to fend off Choudhury’s claims of copyright violation. “But to have this decision from the appeals court is really big news for the yoga community around the world.

“Yoga is way beyond a fad,” Drost added.

“Many [interested parties] would love to take a sequence [of poses] and corporatize it as their own. This decision throws that out the window. It also lifts a large weight from the shoulders of those who want to pursue freely what they teach and how they teach it.”

Neither Choudhury nor his legal team replied to requests for comment about the independent.com

ruling and whether he would appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Shortly after becoming a certified Bikram instructor in 2002, Drost worked closely with Choudhury for five years, helping organize teacher-training events internationally.

Choudhury’s teacher-training workshops typically run nine consecutive weeks and cost students $12,400-$16,600, depending on hotel accommodations, according to the Bikram’s Yoga College of India website.

Samson — a certified Bikram instructor since 2005 — also worked in Choudhury’s “inner circle,” as Drost described it. By 2008, however, the couple “had seen enough” of their instructor’s bullying behavior, he said.

“We didn’t want to be part of it anymore.”

The 69-year-old Choudhury currently faces allegations of sexual assault and rape, described in civil court documents filed by former trainees. He does not face criminal charges and has denied any wrongdoing.

In late 2008, Drost and Samson launched Evolation Yoga, which now supports several dozen affiliates. Earlier this year, they opened the Summerland studio, which offers instructor training, meditation, vinyasa and kids yoga, and hot-room classes based on the Bikram method.

“Believe it or not, we’re doing our best to honor the teacher-student relationship with Bikram,” Drost said.“His techniques work. He has a good sequence, and he’s brought hatha yoga to millions who wouldn’t have otherwise been exposed to it. We still see that as a contribution.” n

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suicide every year. Passersby could walk along the exhibit, where friends’ and family members’ memorial letters were attached to a number of the displayed backpacks.

The testimonies told stories of the students who have been lost, and many included pictures.

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Latter-day Saints, expels Mormon students who lose their faith. Juergensmeyer sent a letter of withdrawal to BYU’s International Center for Law and Religious Studies, saying it would be against his conscience to “attend a conference in part dedicated to religious freedom on a campus that denied it to its own Mormon students.” Juergensmeyer said he received over 40 emails from current and former BYU students thanking him for boycotting the policy.

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UCSB professor Dr. Mark Juergensmeyer (pictured) decided not to speak at a conference last week at Brigham Young University (BYU) after he learned that the college, owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of

A grassroots effort to let California voters decide whether vaccinations ought to be mandatory for kids attending public schools has failed, falling about 130,000 signatures short of the 365,880 required statewide to make the November 2016 ballot. Referendum 1693 aimed to overturn SB 277, signed

by Gov. Brown on 6/30. Starting 7/1/16, the controversial law requires schoolchildren to be inoculated against 10 commonly targeted diseases — and “any other disease deemed appropriate” — regardless of personal concerns or religious beliefs. Medical exemptions are still allowed. Out of 191,800 registered voters, Santa Barbara County turned in 6,932 signatures in support of the referendum. n

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Third District Supervisor Doreen Farr announced Friday she will not seek reelection next year.

Farr, who has represented Santa Barbara County’s largest district — which spans across Isla Vista, along the Gaviota Coast, and to the Santa Ynez Valley — for seven years, said after serious consideration she decided she would retire at the end of her second term in December 2016.

Farr, who is 64, lost her sister in the spring, and she said she wants to spend more time with her aging mother, two grandchildren, and friends. “This is the best decision for me at this point in my life,” Farr said, adding she and her staff will “just County Supervisor Doreen Farr keep going and not miss a beat until the very last day.”

Originally from San Jose, Farr moved to Santa Barbara in 1977 and lived in the unincorporated areas of the Goleta Valley, raising three adopted sons with her exhusband, Jim Farr, who is a Goleta city councilmember. Farr said she is very proud of her record on the dais. She said she strengthened fracking regulations, helped balance the budget during the height of the recession, pushed for a ban on transporting hazardous materials on Highway 154, installed streetlights and sidewalks in Isla Vista, and led the effort to retain Isla Vista buildings formerly owned by the community’s redevelopment agency, which will soon be renovated as community centers. “It’s an incredible opportunity to be able to influence public policy and land use and help people with day-to-day constituent concerns,” Farr said, “and to make county government work better for the people we serve.”

Farr’s son Richard made headlines over the summer when he was arrested on drug and weapons charges after concerns he was experiencing a mentalhealth emergency. Farr has advocated for improved mental-health treatment throughout her political career, fighting for the county to implement Laura’s Law, which would allow judges to order help for mentally ill people at risk of harming themselves or others.

Farr would not say who she hopes will succeed her. “I just hope that people, when they go to the polls, will understand what is needed for the job,” Farr said. “Some— Kelsey Brugger body who is going to care about all parts of the district.”

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n what came as a surprise to many, Santa Barbara City College President Lori Gaskin announced Monday she would step down at the end of the school year after close to four years on the job.

Gaskin, who is 59 and has worked as a community college administrator for 35 years, said she made her decision to retire after the school’s recent accreditation found SBCC is in “extraordinary” shape. “Had we received poor outcomes, I would have thought twice,” she said.

Where critics complain Gaskin failed to address their concerns head-on, others lauded her for being a solid administrator. In conversation, she is thoughtful and eloquent, and she charmed the Santa Barbara educational community upon her arrival. She took the helm in 2012, when the college was on warning for a number of institutional issues.“I was able to navigate through that,” Gaskin said.

SBCC Trustee Marty Blum called Gaskin “the hardest worker” she knows. “She gets a lot of things done,” Blum said. “She’s done such a wonderful job, and we would like to keep her forever.”

Gaskin inherited the college at a time when community issues had festered for some time. At an SBCC Board of Trustees meeting about two weeks ago, County Planning and Development director Glenn Russell dropped off a letter critical in tone about the college’s Program Location and Land Use Master Plan (PLLUMP), taking issue with the development proposal for the Wake campus.

“It is unfortunate that the county and SBCC did not coordinate earlier in the planning process,” he wrote. He argued that, based on the detailed proposal of demolition and construction, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review process should have already started. Gaskin, however, objected. In an interview, she said she would not want to do CEQA review too early when the plans are too amorphous.“It’s just a matter of timing,” she said.

A notable disappointment for Gaskin came over the summer when UCSB announced the University of California had purchased three Tropicana student-housing properties, which will eventually displace about 500 SBCC students.

Last year, Gaskin took the failure of Measure S — a $288 million facilities bond — hard, sources close to the issue said. She faced criticism about the city’s lack of affordable housing due in part to an increase of out-of-area students. The number of SBCC students who needed housing was thrown into the limelight after former City College student and Isla Vista resident Elliot Rodger killed six young people.

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On Monday, during the second joint meeting with the college’s Board of Trustees, Santa Barbara City councilmembers Cathy Murillo and Frank Hotchkiss pressed Gaskin about out-of-area students. Gaskin reiterated that by law, community colleges can’t deny admission to any state resident; the only limit, she said, is the number of seats.

Hotchkiss asked whether the number of seats could be reduced.

Murillo asked Gaskin point-blank whether the college was actively recruiting international or out-of-state students.

Gaskin’s answer was, “No.” She noted, however, that the presence of City College and UCSB — two “destination institutions”— was clearly driving enrollments, as was City College’s status as a back-door entrance into the increasingly prestigious UCSB. Gaskin noted that the college currently puts a cap on out-of-state and international enrollments.

Also at that meeting, trustees got an angry, if respectful, earful from City College neighbors about loud, drunken, outof-control, and belligerent students living next door. They wanted the council to adopt a new, stricter noise ordinance that would address the growing problems of what was described by one speaker as “Isla Vista East.”

One Oceano Avenue resident complained that there’d been 128 calls for service in an eight-month period about the goings-on at a property owned by one of the city’s betterknown slumlords. Tires were slashed, he said, and at least one throat, too.

In an attempt to address community concerns about the growing out-of-area population, the college recently decided not to continue its contract with Kaplan International English. The international school currently enrolls 220 students and pays $600,000 a year to rent out space on campus.

When asked in an interview if community difficulties had an impact on her decision, Gaskin said they did not and that disagreements are part of being in a leadership role. “All of this is par for the course,” she said. Gaskin added she plans to travel, hike, and garden after she retires. n

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Just short of a year of implementation, state and county officials alike say the longterm impacts of Proposition 47, which reduced low-level nonviolent crimes from felonies to misdemeanors, remain to be seen, but speculation abounds. Where Prop.

47 supporters — 66 percent of Santa Barbara County voters approved it — argued fewer inmates who committed nonserious crimes would wind up in jail, lawenforcement officials worried offenders would commit more crimes without prison sentences as a deterrent.

According to the District Attorney’s Office, an unintended consequence of Prop. 47 is that there has been a 45 percent increase in the number of failure-to-appear warrants issued for offenders with citations. It was hard to say if the 45 percent jump was because of Prop. 47, said Chief Deputy District Attorney Mag Nicola. “It’s complicated,” Nicola said. Their “very old data system” does not distinguish between socalled new misdemeanors and old ones. Supervisor Janet Wolf requested the cases to be teased out when the matter returns to the board.

Of the 918 inmates currently in jail, 80 percent are felonies, and 20 percent are misdemeanors, according to the Sheriff’s Office. With that, Supervisor Steve Lavagnino expressed concern that defendants who were out of jail per Prop. 47 were not showing up for court. “I think it’s important that we know that number,” he said. “I am very interested to see what we see in November.” The California State Association of Counties is putting together a panel on Prop. 47 impacts to be held later in the year.

The DA’s Office further reported that countywide enrollment in drug-treatment programs declined by about 15 percent since last November and said it anticipated continued reduction in drug-treatment court enrollments. Law enforcement previously argued the law would stop drug-abusing defendants from signing up for required 18-month treatment courses. Historically, misdemeanors are resolved at a higher rate in the arraignment stage, but that has declined slightly since last November. It’s hard to say if defendants in Prop. 47 cases — often drug or theft offenders — commit new crimes while their cases are pending because of the lack of custodial time, according to the DA’s Office. Treatment court enrollment was experiencing an increase until September 2014, Nicola said, but decreased just prior to last November when new enrollment paused as defendents waited to see if Prop. 47 — Kelsey Brugger would pass.

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by K e i t H H a m m osing sworn officers to injury, retirement, and lateral movement to the Sheriff ’s Office and other police departments, the Santa Barbara Police Department is operating at 93 percent of its fully staffed potential, making the job tougher for its existing workforce, especially first responders on the street.

This shortage was the main point of contention Tuesday afternoon as city councilmembers fielded Chief Cam Sanchez’s latest department update and his response to claims of dropping morale.

“I’m the chief; this is on me,” Sanchez said, back in uniform after a short hospital stay and rest at home after a stray tire on Highway 101 smashed through his windshield on October 2. “I don’t blame people for being frustrated. I’m frustrated that I don’t have enough people. [But] I do not believe that morale is low. This job comes from the heart: You either want to serve your city or you don’t, and the people who have a personal agenda need to find something else to do.”

The chief ’s presentation also detailed “deplorable” conditions at the police station, inadequate parking for staffers, and the challenges of competing with departments statewide for qualified applicants.

More often than not, potential recruits who pass early hurdles get disqualified during background checks or snatched up by outof-town police forces with more attractive salaries and housing markets. “A lot of our candidates are looking for a place to work for 30 years and raise a family,” said Gil Torres, the head of the department’s administrative

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services.“Santa Barbara is an expensive place [to do that].” At the same time, Torres added, some retirees with pensioned benefits are moving, for example, to law-enforcement positions at UCSB “to double dip, as you call it.” Right now, the department is looking to hire 19 officers out of a field of 65, but realistically, after further vetting, it will likely offer positions to five or six.“The one thing we will never do is lower our standards to fill a spot,” Sanchez said.

While crime has been trending downward, for months City Hall has been hearing about personnel concerns, and Councilmember Gregg Hart suggested it’s time for the department to come up with “a better way” to recruit and keep officers before the situation reaches the tipping point of the understaffed getting overworked. Sanchez said that’s on his plate of competing priorities, adding,“I have no more room for negativity in my department. I’m tired of it.” n

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ast Wednesday afternoon, Governor Jerry Brown turned to Assemblymember Das Williams at a ceremonial signing for climate-change legislation and told him he was inclined to sign his bill to establish a mechanism for Isla Vista self-governance. Williams was “ecstatic.” Later that day, a long-anticipated financial study of the community was unveiled at a meeting at Santa Barbara Hillel.

Brown’s action effectively puts an item on the 2016 ballot that allows Isla Vista voters to decide whether or not to establish a community services district (CSD). As a practical matter, his signature makes a CSD the most likely out of the four options scrutinized for financial viability.

As it turned out, the $70,000 fiscal study came remarkably close to longtime education advocate Lanny Ebenstein’s backof-the-napkin calculations of the amount of special tax revenues a CSD could bring in. The first of its kind in four decades, the study was paid for by the Fund for Santa Barbara, UCSB, Santa Barbara City College, the county, and others with a vested interest in the place.

It found a 5-8 percent utility users tax — on trash, water, sewer, and other services — could generate between $320,000

and $512,000 each year. After costs covering a CSD general manager, part-time administrative assistant, and office supplies, remaining funds could total as little as $63,000 or as much as $255,000. Over the summer, UCSB pledged to pay $200,000 each year for seven years to the district if it’s established.

That money could pay for a number of amenities, including tenant-landlord mediation, additional police officers, building or code enforcement, and public works projects. Many of the services, at least initially, could be contracted out. The report also suggests a menu of benefits, including a halftime grant writer.

Currently, the county provides $5 million per year for municipal services in the socalled Isla Vista box, where just over 15,000 people live. About 8,000 students reside on campus, or approximately 40 percent of UCSB’s student body. UCSB chips in funds for sheriff, fire, and medical services as well as alcohol and drug counseling programs.

UCSB’s Associated Students (AS) received $6.56 million last year in student fees, excluding money designated for the university to pay for items such as Student Health and Arts & Lectures. That AS money provided a tenants union, KCSB radio station, legal resource center, Pardall Center,

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and many offerings. The amount AS contributes toward Isla Vista was not available at the time of the report’s publication.

The Isla Vista Recreation & Park District (IVRPD), which brings in $1.3 million per year from property and special bedroom taxes, maintains more than 70 Assemblymember Das Williams acres of parks and supports children’s recreation programs. About 72 voters, the report notes; the county could percent of its revenue goes to salaries and also transfer its property tax base to the city. benefits for its 10 employees, according to On the other end of the spectrum, a county records. municipal advisory council or an area planPer AB 3, the park district would remain ning commission formed by the Board of separate from the CSD should voters Supervisors would be the inexpensive, and approve its creation next November. Where weaker, option. park-district supporters laud IVRPD’s stabilThe controversial issue of UCSB acquirity and good work for more than 40 years, ing properties for student housing in Isla others argue consolidating the two entities Vista also came up on Wednesday. Apartwould be efficient and cost effective. ment buildings owned by the university will If many long-term activists had their dru- eventually be taken off the county tax rolls. thers, Isla Vista would be a city, and a number That hasn’t happened yet for the three Tropiof attempts to establish one were made over cana properties, UCSB administrators say, past decades. The report found that revenues and existing agreements are still in place this are $3.1 million short of the funds necessary school year. to achieve cityhood, which would cost about AB 3 meetings will continue to take $8.4 million. To make up for this shortfall, place on Tuesday evenings at the Isla Vista the new city could put new taxes before the clinic building. n

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Spencer Conway Memorial:

Sunday Oct., 25, at 11, Goleta Beach - Area D. (Rain relocates to Encina Royale clubhouse in Goleta). See Independent obituary from 10/1/15.

Betty Ellen Dilkey 03/15/29-09/15/15

Betty Ellen Dilkey was born on March 15, 1929, in Los Angeles, CA, and passed away peacefully at home in Citrus Heights, CA, on September 15, 2015. Her parents were Joseph Francis LaBarge and Hallie Hortense Triplett LaBarge. As an infant her family moved to Santa Barbara, where Betty grew up with her four older brothers. Betty attended local schools and graduated from Santa Barbara Business College.

Betty excelled as a homemaker. She was proficient in gardening, cooking, knitting, crocheting, and sewing. She also enjoyed reading and traveling.

She loved animals and doted on her pets.

Betty is survived by her husband of 62 years, Glenn Dilkey of Citrus Heights; and four children: Cheryl Day White (Charles), Sunnyvale; Dale Gehr (Nancy), Scottsdale, AZ; Bonnie Dilkey Gusman, Citrus Heights, and Michael T. Dilkey (Nancy) Auburn.

She leaves six grandchildren: Kerri Gehr Maxwell (Sam); Kristi Gehr; Amy White Foy (Steven); Bryan Gusman (Jessica); Michael Ryan Dilkey (Kim) and Jamison Dilkey; 10 great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; sister-in-law, Donna LaBarge, and lifelong friend, Ken Morgan.

A graveside service will be held at Goleta Cemetery on Friday, October 23, at 11:00 am.

Winifred VanDeSteene

Winifred VanDeSteene died on September 12, 2015. Win was the mother of S.B. resident Cheryl Kelmar, and grandmother of Ryan Johnsen Kelmar. Win raised 3 kids as a single mom on a secretary’s salary while 20

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Win left behind 3 kids, 6 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren and her 2nd husband of 20 years. Win met her husband Bob VanDeSteene at her high school reunion at the age of 62 and spent her elder years having fun after raising 3 kids on her own. Thank you to Bob VanDeSteene. Cheryl’s intent is to start the Fund for Single Parents in memory of her mother.

Darrian Leanne Lee 07/23/51-10/08/15

many great friendships along the way.

If you knew her, you loved her; there was no exception.

Darrian was forced to retire early from S.B. County when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2006.

Refusing to give up, Darrian valiantly fought the insidious disease for nine years, until she succumbed.

Before becoming ill, Darrian enjoyed crafts, reading, gardening, and spending time with her friends and family. She loved to go to Las Vegas, and she was always very lucky when she went. Her personality was truly infectious; she never spoke ill of anyone, and she always chose to see the best in everyone. A beautiful soul, kind, generous, loving, and strong until the very end. She will certainly be missed by all and forgotten by none.

The funeral mass will be conducted by Monsignor Richard Martini, Friday, October 16, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, 1532 Linden Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93013; (805) 684-2181.

A gravesite service will immediately follow at Carpinteria Memorial Cemetery, 1501 Cravens Lane, Carpinteria.

A reception will be held at Darrian and Mike’s house, 1322 Sterling Ave., (805) 453-2916. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Darrian’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1528 Chapala St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 892-4259.

Michael Candy

The heavens received another angel as Darrian Leanne Lee, age 64, died Thursday, October 8, 2015, at her home in Carpinteria after a gallant nine-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born July 23, 1951, in Los Angeles, CA. Her family moved to Riverside CA, in 1953, where she graduated from Riverside City College in 1971. Darrian met her future husband, Mike, in 1970, and they married in 1973. Darrian, Mike, and son Scott moved to Carpinteria in 1976.

Darrian’s spirit is carried on by her husband of 43 years; Mike Lee, her son; Scott Lee and his wife Dajixa, her sister; Lana Henifin and her husband Richie, her nieces; Sheila Mangum and her husband Scott, and Allison Davis and her husband Pat, Sandra Austin, nephews; Chris Baumstark, Steven Henifin, and Brandan Grovier, grandniece; Lilly Baumstark, grandnephews; Ryan Davis, and Dashiel Mangum; and by an extended family of relations and friends from every walk of life.

She is preceded in death by mother; Dorothe Parker-Grovier, dad; Lester K. Grovier, sister; Marta Baumstark; and brother David Grovier.

Throughout her life Darrian was able to touch the lives of many. She worked as teacher’s aide at Canalino School in Carpinteria from 1976-1982, before beginning her career of almost 18 years, serving as Senior Administrative Assistant to S.B. County Treasurer Tax Collector while developing

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Michael was born in Santa Monica, CA. He graduated from The Catalina Island Boys School; he moved to Santa Barbara in 1973 where he attended UCSB and SBCC, earning his degree in marine technology. The ocean was his passion, and for many years he was an abalone and sea urchin diver and avid fisherman.

Michael was a very special person to all that had the opportunity to meet him. His big blue eyes, sense of humor, kindness, strength, caring for others and big heart will be missed by all.

Michael was the best father, brother and son, and is survived by his three sons, whom he loved, cherished and was so proud of: Cooper, Bryce and Trae. He is also survived by his father, Walter W. Candy, his mother, Joan M. Candy, and his sisters, Linda and Katie Candy.

A fisherman’s memorial for family and friends will take place on October 30, 2015, at 11:00am at the Santa Barbara Harbor, where family and friends will gather to release his ashes, as he requested, into the sea, which he loved so much.

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Michael had a 3-year battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Our heartfelt thanks go to: The Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care, Solvang office, for their loving care.

In lieu of flowers, he would want any donations to go to: Childrens Cancer Fund www.childrenscancer.com OR: Gateway for Cancer Research: www.gatewaycr.org

Ann Lee

Ann Lee settled in Santa Barbara in 1958 with her husband Donald Lee, the year they became husband and wife. Once when Don was teaching her to drive in a used stick shift Morris Minor, a mountain lion ran along beside the car on Camino Cielo. Ann was a devoted wife and mother. She was on friendly terms with half of Santa Barbara, waitressing at Petrini’s on Calle Laureles for 27 years to help support the family. She used to cook breakfast for Don before he left for work in the morning as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. Then she walked her kids to grade school.

As a child Ann learned to swim on the coast of Aberystwyth, Wales, where she was born. Her first language was Malayan, which she forgot, but she went on to learn French. Her father was a biologist who wrote the first set of textbooks specifically for the tropics. Her mother was a lady teleprinter operator. Ann’s parents sent her home from Singapore to the countryside in the beautiful Wye Valley. Her parents remained and were interred in separate concentration camps by the Japanese from 1942 to 1945. Her mother escaped harm swimming away from a sinking transport ship the Japanese torpedoed and strafed with machine guns.

Her mother died of a second bout of malaria just at the end of the war.

Ann left England at 17 and went to France before immigrating to the United States, working for the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. In Santa Barbara, she became a U.S. Citizen.

Ann read a lot, from Rudyard Kipling to Tony Hillerman, and her children became big readers, too. She encouraged them to become educated and play sports, particularly swimming. She got Tony into surfing, buy buying him a Yater surfboard and driving him to El Capitan for his first surf.

She took her family on many hikes in San Roque, Mission San Ysidro and Rattlesnake Canyons. She liked beach combing to collect sea-shells. Nobody

in the family tree was particularly musical, but Ann encouraged her children to play instruments and sing. She loved music, from Yma Sumac to The Band. She loved cats, dogs and rabbits and was quite fond of the many furry pets the Lees had over the years.

She welcomed many family friends and visitors to the Lee house where she often served them black tea.

She baked excellent shortbread. She knitted cable sweaters and beautiful red and green Christmas stockings for the family. Ann and Don hosted exchange students from France and Japan. Before her health declined, Ann attended the Episcopal church at All Saints-by-the-Sea while George Hall was the rector. She died at home with her children present, Antony Lee, Noelle McGivern and John Lee. Her beloved granddaughter Ellen McGivern spent the summer helping Tony, and hospice care for Grandma.

She is also survived by a grandson Owen McGivern, and her older brother and sister Elisabeth Gourdie and John Daniel.

With sadness and joy, Ann Lee’s family and friends buried her at the Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Frederica Yamin “Fritzie” 07/08/32-09/29/15

Died Sept. 29, 2015, age 83, at Casa Dorinda, Santa Barbara, California, and was interred at Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Fritzie was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 8, 1932. She moved to Santa Barbara in the early 1980s, first as co-owner of radio station KBLS, then taking up philanthropic work. She was a founding member of the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara, served on the Community Relations Committee of the Santa Barbara Foundation, and was a member and former president of the Woman’s Board of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Fritzie also traveled the world with her husband of 62 years, Robert, enjoying jazz festivals and collecting antiques and Mason ironstone.

She is survived by her husband; children Michael Yamin (Wendy), Nancy Yamin, Linda Glaser (Jeffrey) and Wendy Enderle; grandchildren Tyler Yamin (Jessica), Shelby Yamin (Jamie), Olivia Glaser and Zoey Enderle; and her brother William Ziv. In lieu of letters of condolence, donations may be made to the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara, c/o Santa Barbara Foundation, 1111 Chapala Street, Suite 200, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, www.womensfundsb.org.

In Memoriam

Barbara Sonia adams, a k a Madame rosinka 1947-2014

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equals bad luck and keeps us in the past. When it Madame Sonia Rosinka’s tiny Pine Avenue office came to good fortune, Sonia said it was brought about in Goleta for a first palm reading, not knowing by good timing, or “God-Timing.” By that she meant what to expect but somehow drawn to the idea we can thank God for all we have already and ask Him of having a reading by an authentic Gypsy. This deci- for forgiveness when we forget. She practiced this, sion led up to a lifelong friendship with Barbara Sonia too, saying “life was her religion,” based on the laws of Adams, my best of friends. We were together through the Ten Commandments. And she took it seriously, loving to study and take apart both the Bible and the life’s ups and downs from then on.

We found we were both from equally prominent dictionary. families in our respective cultures — me coming from In addition to being called “Madame Rosinka” by so a well-known newspaper family in Los Angeles, Sonia many, Sonia’s friends affectionately called her “Betty” born in San Francisco of Yugoslavian-Gypsy descent or “Boop,” as she loved and identified with the adorable feminine cartoon character. and of the most royal class She had an innocence that in their culture, the “Machwas almost childlike and wanka.” Sonia liked to joke a strong sense of morals about us being the “Gypsy and the Debutante.” An and humble graciousness odd pair of buddies at that! that were mixed with such Helping Sonia raise sons a sense of humor. She was George and Charlie at her the only person in my life office-home at Fairview to truly make me laugh. Yet she could be as subtly sarand Hollister, I was concastic as they come when stantly amazed at what a fantastic mother she was, it came to making a point always showing the corto those who insulted her intelligence. As soft-spoken rect amount of love and discipline. As well as being and charming as she was, a dedicated mother, she she also had a temper not was a devoted daughter to to be reckoned with when it her parents, Charles and came to upholding justice.

Absolutely no one could get Rachel (Madame Mary Rosinka) Adams, who were away with lying to her, and well liked and respected she could sense it coming if in Santa Barbara for their they tried! warm generosity.

Among her myriad talTheir magical little WISDOM AND FAITH: Many people saw ents, her love of cooking led her to buy and renovate the lighthouse shop on Stea- Madame Rosinka for a palm reading and came rns Wharf, known as away with a problem solved with Barbara Sonia Chase restaurant on State Street, sharing her special “Madame Rosinka” since Adams’s insight.

1951, became a landmark, a dishes and creating a warm, beacon of hope and good welcoming ambience for wishes, known internationally. Many, many thousands her guests. I never had better food in my whole life of prominent professionals, celebrities, tourists, and than hers. locals alike walked through the door, only to leave Sonia also had an eye for great properties to transtroubles behind and emerge with a renewed sense of form, and her sense of interior design made many a refurbished property shine. Her crowning achievedirection and purpose in life.

Sonia had the ability to bring light out of darkness ment was creating the Divine Inspiration Gallery of and despair, and she didn’t do it alone. Her wisdom Fine Art near State and Arrellaga, a charming “jewelry came out of a profound faith in God. “If there’s a way box” containing gems of local art. A talented waterin, there’s a way out! All things are possible with God colorist herself, working in the style of Chagall and and a positive attitude,” she would say. Both a “real- Miró, Sonia wanted her gallery to offer artists their istic optimist” and inspirational, she always had the first recognition and representation, another of her right solution to situations, no matter how complex ways to help others. or impossible they seemed. Her logical manner, comJust as her parents were known to be enthusiastic bined with her natural brilliance, gave people con- volunteers for fundraising events and festivals, Sonia fidence. She made many people’s dreams come true also selflessly donated time and money to local chariby helping them believe in themselves; her positive ties and organizations. She held many dear, especially attitude was contagious. the Children’s Miracle Network, the Lung Association, I myself would not be here today had it not been for Heart Association, and Unity Shoppe, just to name a Sonia’s incredible love, devotion, and prayers to help few. me walk after a bad accident, despite the predictions Believing that “The Weather, Love, and Death are of the doctors otherwise, and to beat breast cancer, the Destiny of God,” Sonia passed away on September among many other obstacles.

19, 2014,“wishing the world well” and with much love, It was the ability to “live in the present,” she empha- indeed! sized, that enabled people to create their future and Sherry Spear is the owner of the Divine Inspiration their history. Conversely, she believed that regret Gallery.

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Always in the hearts and prayers of your family, friends and the Santa Barbara Community you loved so deeply.

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low Santa Barbarans — along with any Russians fleeing President Vlad (the Impaler) Putin, Texans, and Martians.

As you may know, our upcoming city election will test whether democracy will prevail.

It is therefore vital that you go to the polls on Monday, November 2, and cast your ballots.

(Editor: Actually, it’s Tuesday, November 3, and it’s a mail-in election. There are no polling places. Besides, only city residents are eligible to vote, although Martians may cast provisional ballots if they bring 10,000 acre-feet of water apiece.)

As you know, the city has now been divided into six districts. Study the merits of all City Council candidates and vote for the six you prefer.

(Editor: Actually there are elections in only three of the six districts this year.)

You call that democracy?

(Editor: The other three districts will hold elections in November 2017.)

What about the mayor? Did some idiot forget about electing a mayor?

(Editor: No, no one forgot. A mayoral election will also be held in November 2017.)

Furthermore, under the principles of Open Carry, Stand Your Ground, and Protect Your Home, I support the ballot measure involving annexation of Vandenberg Air Force Base. There’s enough firepower there to

annihilate every living thing on Earth several times over (outside Santa Barbara County).

Let Putin dare mess with us.

(Editor: The City of Santa Barbara doesn’t have the legal right to annex Vandenberg.

Besides, it’s not on the ballot. By the way, who would be manning the base if all the technicians were transferred out?)

On any given day, downtown Santa Barbara is full of L.A. tourists sitting around sipping decaf soy lattes. About half look fairly smart. How hard would it be to train them to push a few buttons?

(Editor: Harder than you think.)

It’s outrageous that the city has a severe water shortage. While we wait for desal, why not put our state water allotment to use? It’s costing the city millions, and we don’t have it.

(Editor: Apparently you haven’t been reading the paper. A couple of decades ago, some snake oil salesmen talked the city into signing up for state water, even though smart people warned that in case of drought the water wouldn’t be here when we needed it but we’d still have to pay the bill for empty pipes. That’s exactly what happened.)

Then buy some from Montecito.

(Editor: It’s in the same boat. The snake oil salesmen got to them, too.)

Fellow Santa Barbarans, do you realize that all the water we can possibly use is locked up in Alaskan glaciers? Glaciers float. The solu-

tion to our problem is being wasted in the north. Every day huge chunks fall off those glaciers. It would be simple to tow them to Santa Barbara, hack them up, and drag the hunks to the Andrée Clark Bird Refuge.

Then pipe the water over to the city water plant. Simple.

(Editor: San Francisco would steal it on the way down.)

Another thing: I just FLOAT THIS: Gigantic Arctic ice cubes lie only a few thousand learned that the University miles away — all the fresh water you could possibly want. of California at Santa Barbara is actually not in the City of Santa Barbara. Who knew? The only BLOOD AND GUTS: In one of the most powhonest thing to do would be to annex the erful productions in the annals of area thecampus, just as we did with the airport. ater, Ensemble Theatre Company is staging (Editor: Actually, the state banned that Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet kind of sneaky annex-by-sea. If you insist on Street. Brilliantly directed by Jonathan Fox pure honesty, the campus should be renamed with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, the University of California at Goleta. And it’s a musical thriller, with bodies galore. They the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, miles kept coming as I watched. (Through Oct. 25.) away from City Hall, should be renamed the CAMERATA: On a far more genteel note, Goleta Airport.)

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s longtime Santa Barbarans very active in both political and not-for-profit community organizations, we support the candidacy of Jacqueline Inda to represent District 1 on the Santa Barbara City Council.

We have worked with Inda for years on community issues and problems that have needed determination and tough-mindedness. She has proved to be both knowledgeable and dedicated to finding solutions. She has a track record of working with her community on highly important projects for families, issues such as the safety of all of our children, school truancy and strategies to combat truancy, and the need for true representation in the first district. The city has benefited from her broad experience and involvement in the neighborhood and the small-business community.

As a foster child herself and now as a parent and a foster parent, she brings insight and compassion to the table. As a business owner, she is well aware of the challenges and opportunities of small businesses in Santa Barbara. For all of these reasons, we believe that Jacqueline Inda is needed on the City Council!

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ncome inequality in the U.S. is at levels not seen since the gilded ages of the 1890s and the so-called roaring 1920s. Cities such as Seattle and Los Angeles have countered this by passing laws to increase workers’ wages to $15/hour. Santa Barbara should follow these forward-thinking cities and raise our minimum wage for the more than 14,000 workers whose labor helps make our city one of the most desirable vacation spots in the world.

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders points out that in addition to low wages, most workers have no paid vacation or sick-leave benefits. For the richest country in the world, these are embarrassing facts.

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Since bicycle riders are supposed to follow regular traffic laws, why are so many taking unsafe rides through intersections? How can we get our children to follow bicycle traffic laws when they see adults ignoring them? Why aren’t more tickets given for breaking the law? These laws should be enforced for everyone’s — Lee Bergman, S.B. safety.

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The 32 beds for medical and mental needs would be housed in the jail, not STAR. Also, the Inmate Welfare Fund stands at $1.6 million, not $1.2 million. ¶ The game at the crux of Pawn Sacrifice, a film reviewed in our October 1 issue, is the sixth, not the third.

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ere it is, your 2015 edition of The Santa Barbara Independent’s Best of Santa Barbara® Readers’ Poll. Once again, you, our faithful readers, have wielded the certain sword of democracy and cleaved away all the chaff from the Santa Barbara landscape with your votes. Thousands of you weighed in, and after some careful counting on our end, a finely curated collection of the best our town has to offer has taken shape. From coffee, booze, and doctors to campgrounds, car dealerships, and daycare, the following is a mix of businesses new and old, big and small, all of them considered top in their field by the people of Santa Barbara.

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This place was Santa Barbara’s personal version of Whole Foods long before Whole Foods ever thought about coming to town: health-conscious (with a bit of a bite at the cash register), impossibly nice and knowledgeable longtime employees, a full-service butcher, extensive bulk food bins, a sushi bar, a coffee bar, a mouthwatering deli, great wine and beer selection, a juicery, extensive and often local produce, and all the vitamins and supplements and general New Age health additives that you and your dream catcher could hope for. And its parking lot is actually user-friendly! Once again, Lazy Acres is tops with our readers.

Finalist: Whole Foods Market

Produce Stand/Greengrocer Santa Barbara Farmers Market Many locations, sbfarmersmarket.org

Make no mistake: Santa Barbara County is, first and foremost, a farming and ranching community. From this truth flows one of our town’s greatest luxuries, a fresh, affordable, and insanely varied Farmers Market nearly every day of the week. Whether you prefer the festivallike atmosphere and community vibe of the downtown Saturday market or the after-work breath of fresh air offered by the Tuesday-evening incarnation on State Street, or any of the other five pop-up markets throughout the week from Solvang to Carpinteria, it is clear that Santa Barbara Farmers Market is a lynchpin part of life on the South Coast.

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Ice Cream Shop McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams

Seafood Restaurant • Clam Chowder • Bloody Mary Brophy Bros.

Clam Bar & Restaurant

Frozen Yogurt Shop

119 Harbor Wy., 966-4418, brophybros.com

Yogurtland Two locations, yogurt-land.com

Welcome to frozen yogurt nirvana. Essentially a selfservice establishment, Yogurtland explodes your brain with flavor and topping options while leaving your wallet a little less abused, thanks to a refreshingly inexpensive pricing scheme based on the weight of your serving size. The ingredients are real, and the yogurt is vitaminpacked, loaded with calcium, and full of living probiotic cultures. It’s practically medicinal, albeit with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and gummy worms on top. As for your actual yogurt options, the gamut runs from mainstream staples like vanilla and blue raspberry to less expected twists like guava grapefruit, mango piña colada tart, and churro.

Finalist: McConnell’s Fine iCe CreaMs

Finalists: Fishouse (Seafood Re ReStauRant) beaChside bar-CaFé é (Clam ChowdeR) R boathouse (Bloody maRy)

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Chocolate Maya

Renaud’s Patisserie & Bistro

15 W. Gutierrez St., 965-5956, chocolatemaya.com

Two locations, mcconnells.com

At the root of Chocolate Maya’s popularity with our readers is a love story. Owner Maya Schoop-Rutten grew up in Geneva, Switzerland, and it was in those halcyon childhood days that she fell head-over-heels in love with high-quality chocolate. Her family even had a special ornate cabinet for chocolate storage. And so, back in 2007, Maya sold her popular breakfast/lunch spot the Comeback Café and focused singularly on bringing the finest natural chocolates and truffles imaginable to Santa Barbara, including her own artisan line of hand-dipped and decorated organic treats. Chocolate Maya was born, and life in S.B. has been a little sweeter for all of us ever since.

Finalist: rori’s artisa rtis nal rtisa CreaMery

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Ever wonder what a true and undisputed Santa Barbara institution looks like? You need look no further than McConnell’s. Though it has experienced a couple of ownership changes and local retail-rights sell-offs in the 60-plus years since Gordon McConnell opened the place, the important stuff hasn’t changed. The ice cream is still impossibly dense and creamy. The scoop shop on Mission is like some sort of frozen treat mecca that swells with crowds nearly every night. The newest shop on State is fast becoming the same way, and all the deliciousness is still made in the building under the cow statue just off Milpas Street.

Like a sentinel at its post, the Bennett family’s restaurant has been presiding over the Santa Barbara Harbor since it first opened its doors in 1986. A truly East Coast–inspired emporium of seafood, epic views, and well-made drinks, the two-story, waterfront eatery pulls double duty as a beloved local haunt and a crowd-pleasing tourist trap. It is also one of only two three-category winners this year, an especially impressive feat when you consider that each ballot is allowed to name the same business as “Best” only twice. Clearly, everybody knows seafood and clam chowder and bloodies all taste better with a sea breeze.

Many locations, renaudsbakery.com

What first started as a simple place to get real-deal French pastries has grown into a dangerously toothsome culinary monster. Executive chef and namesake cofounder Renaud Gonthier has indeed achieved his initial goal of tasty pastries and croissants in the heart of the American Riviera— Riviera and then some. A trip to the display cases at any of Renaud’s three S.B. spots forces a quick reckoning with the limits of your own will power as row after perfectly lit row of fresh cakes, tarts, cookies, macaroons, lemon bars, and éclairs call to you. An equally appetizing bistro menu threatens to highjack whatever breakfast or lunch plans you may have. If you simply order what looks good, you very well might go home with everything.

Finalist: Jeannine’s bakery

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Doughnut Shop Spudnuts Many locations, spudnutsdonutssb.com

Again and again, Spudnuts takes home top honors in our Doughnut Shop category.

Open 24 hours a day at some locations and offering a full line of raised, cake, and oldfashioned doughnuts, as well as pastries, croissants, coffee, and sandwiches, Spudnuts clearly has all your late-night cravings and early-morning needs covered. They also do a Maple Bacon Donut Bar that is a certifiable religious experience. But the real power of this place lies in its namesake main ingredient, the potato! That’s right, readers — all these world-beating donuts are made with a potato-based batter, and the end result is dangerously delicious and apparently quite addictive for our readers.

Finalist: eller’s

Cupcakery Crushcakes & Café Many locations, crushcakes.com

The secret here, according to owner Shannon Noormand, is real butter, real fruit, real Belgian chocolate, and one guiding rule. “We don’t ever bake the day before,” says Noormand, before adding emphatically,“Ever.” Besides its all-but-predictable win in the cupcake category, Crushcakes also got runner-up in the Wedding Cake category this year, a nod from the readers that Noormand was particularly proud of. “We’ve been doing [cakes] from the beginning, but they have just been quietly delicious … It’s nice to see that recognition.”

Finalist: enJoy CuPCakes

Carpinteria Restaurant Sly’s 686 Linden Ave., Carpinteria, 684-6666, slysonline.com

An elegant collision of French cuisine and a coastal California steakhouse, Sly’s can induce a pleasant sort of mental dissonance while surveying their menu. Filet mignon meatloaf specials and racks of lamb share real estate with linguine and fried clams, local abalone, and some of the most decadent macaroni and cheese you can imagine. The bar takes drinking seriously, and so the cocktails are crisp, classic, strong, and organized on the menu by the year they were invented.“We are still just doing what we do,” says owner and chef James Sly. “It feels good to know that well-made food and drinks are still working so well.”

Finalist: the PalMs

Bagel Shop Jack’s Bistro & Famous Bagels Two locations, bagelnet.com

It is a fine thing when the collective taste of our readers aligns perfectly with our own here at The Independent, and when it comes to the topic of bagels in Santa Barbara, we are in lock step with you once again this year. Every Wednesday morning, a large load of fresh Jack’s bagels with a full complementing array of cream cheeses gets dropped in our staff kitchen. It is a gift from the Indy brass to help us down the homestretch of the weekly deadline crunch, the light and fluffy assortment of garlic, jalapeño, bialy, everything, and sesame-seed bagels representing a particularly tasty bribe by our bosses. Turns out, most of you are bribing yourselves similarly.

Finalist: bagel CaFé

Goleta Restaurant Beachside Bar-Café 5905 Sandspit Rd., Goleta, 964-7881, beachside-barcafe.com

“Location, location, location,” laughed Beachside General Manager Peter Crick after being asked what makes his restaurant such a hit with our readers. And while the on-the-sand locale of Beachside at the east end of Goleta Beach Park is certainly

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The last five years have seen Cindy Black’s place go from pop-up experiment to award-winning restaurant with expansion plans. Her uniquely flavorful twist on Asian fusion quickly outgrew its original location inside of Zen Yai and relocated to its current location on Canon Perdido, a spot she is now in the permitting stage for renovating and expanding later this year. The duck croissants, crab melts, and bánh mì by day and the Thai basil cheeseburgers and “Porkducken” by late night have proved so popular that Black is about to knock down a wall and begin offering a full dinner and happy hour menu in between her wildly successful lunches and after-hours meals.

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a draw, it is by no means the sole gravitational force that keeps people coming back year after year. The food pedigree is excellent, as the restaurant’s ownership includes the brain trust from Chuck’s of Hawai‘i and the late, legendary Goleta spot Jasper’s, and the staff — one that has hosted everyone from the Dalai Lama and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to area election-night parties and fishermen fresh off the pier — makes first-time visitors feel like old regulars.“We are basically just a warm, smiling, friendly place,” says Crick.

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Isla Vista Restaurant Freebirds World Burrito 879 Embarcadero del Norte, Isla Vista, 968-0123, freebirds.com

I wonder if anyone has managed to graduate from UCSB in the past three decades without having eaten a meal or two at Freebirds. My guess is no. The burritos are big and customizable, their hours of operation cater purposely to the sleepless lifestyles of college kids (the place is busiest after midnight), and they are named after a Lynyrd Skynyrd song. First opened in I.V. in 1987 by Mark Orfalea, Freebirds may have ridden its formula to nationwide success with 80 locations open now all over the country, but it remains #1 in the college town that started it all.

Finalist: silvergreens

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Fresh Fish Market Santa Barbara Fish Market 117 Harbor Wy., Ste. A, 965-9564, sbfish.com

It is always a good thing when your fish market is as close to the harbor as it is to its parking lot.

Shoots, Santa Barbara Fish Market is in the harbor! You name it, and chances are Brian Colgate and crew have got it fresh and ready. And while their menu can change daily depending on what is in season and what is biting in the channel, you can rest assured that they will have sashimigrade cuts of salmon and tuna, fillets of locally caught sea bass and black cod, yellowtail, albacore, swordfish, Santa Barbara urchin and lobster, oysters, clams, scallops, and Dungeness crab, among others. Unable to make a run to the harbor? No problem — this fishmonger delivers!

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Restaurant for Dessert Sojourner Café (closed) 134 E. Canon Perdido St., 965-7922, sojournercafe.com

It is a bittersweet victory for the “Soj” this year, as they closed their doors for the last time shortly after voting for Best Of ended. Long celebrated as one of Santa Barbara’s healthiest and most vegetarian- and vegan-friendly places to eat out, they also, obviously, had one heck of a dessert menu. While ice cream for diets of all ilk was always available, it was the daily rotating dishes where the true magic happened. Things such as vegan chocolate-peanutbutter cake, raw lemon-avocado mousse, gluten-free honey-sweetened peach cobbler, and black-bottom banana cream pie are but a sampling of the treats that awaited you after dinner. So long, old friend. We will miss you.

Finalist: the t andersen’s restaurant & bakery

Montecito Restaurant Montecito Café 1295 Coast Village Rd., Montecito, 969-3392, montecitocafe.com

It is a telling factoid that the Montecito Café, despite being attached to the Montecito Inn, gets the lion’s share of its patronage from ’Cito and S.B. residents as opposed to the out-of-town visitors who sleep so close by. It is just that type of place.

All the dressings and stocks and sauces and buns and breads are made from scratch.

The bar is cozy and quick with a drink. The produce is organic and local, the meat natural, and the menu straight-ahead and delicious with large portions. The vibe is a pitch-perfect blend of class and family-friendly.“Customers know that they are going to get the best bang for their buck here,” says manager Arielle Chang. “That has gotten pretty hard to find nowadays, so I think people appreciate our continued high level of service and value.”

Finalist: luCky’s

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3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 688-6899, trattoriagrappolo.com

Quaint, cozy, and utterly unassuming, Trattoria Grappolo is the little Italian bistro that could. Just a click off the increasingly well-beaten path through the Santa Ynez Valley, Chef Leonardo Curti’s place has been quietly blowing people’s minds since opening back in 1997. It is authentic Italian cuisine in the heart of S.B. County’s wine country. This means linguine, capellini, handmade raviolis, and wood-fired pizzas, and, of course, a stunning array of wines grown both far and near. This is the type of restaurant that, should you stumble upon it by accident, you will end up blabbering about fondly for years to come.

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For eight years and counting, Milk & Honey has been setting the standard for appetizers in our Best Of elections.

Dedicated to tapas since the day their doors opened, virtually everything on their menu could qualify as an appetizer. However, what the dishes may lack in size, they more than make up for in flavor. Things like honey lamb pops, bacon-wrapped dates, habanero-barbecue pulled-pork sliders, and brie cheese with caramelized shallots, green apples, and balsamic reduction would be signature apps at most other restaurants, but here at Milk & Honey, they are simply part of a delicious chorus of smaller plates. The creative cocktail menu, throwback silent cartoons on the flat screen, and an intimate, appetizer-sized atmosphere only work to enhance the entire experience.

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Breakfast Cajun Kitchen Many locations, cajunkitchencafe.com

In a town like ours, where fun is a fundamental part of the community program, it is important to have places where eating breakfast is a tasty and worthwhile option all day long. Cajun Kitchen is just such a place, assuming you can get a table. Belly-busting omelets under $10, savory beignets, a variety of scrambles, shrimp and andouille grits, biscuits and gravy, pancake combos, and creole jambalaya with eggs are but a few of the reasons why the Jimenez family wins this category on a practically annual basis. They also have a catfish wearing a sombrero as a logo, but that is a whole other brand of awesome.

Finalist: Jeannine’s

Salad Bar Savoy Café & Deli 24 W. Figueroa St., 962-6611, thesavoycafe.com

Celebrating its 10-year anniversary this fall, Savoy boasts a salad bar that has been a mighty fine reason to celebrate since day one. Owner Paul Shields ran the “prepared food” department at Lazy Acres for years before striking out on

his own and opening Savoy with the guiding principle of a good and proper salad bar at the heart of his business plan. With greens and veggies bought fresh and local twice a week and an impressive lineup of other salad goodies like organic chicken, grilled tofu, wild salmon, shelled edamame, and some three dozen additional options, it is safe to say that he has delivered on his vision.

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Chinese Restaurant China Pavilion 1202 Chapala St., 560-6028, china-pavilion.com

Stately with its vibe, flavorful with its food, and quick and personable with its service, Peter Chen’s China Pavilion has become a perennial readers’ favorite. They use certified Angus beef, have S.B.’s only legit weekend dim sum menu, and have a full liquor license that allows for mai tais, scorpion bowls, and zombies. There’s also a big booth in the corner with a lazy Susan in the middle of the table that makes family-style share meals even more fun. China Pavilion may be popular for take-out, but it’s even better to sit down and enjoy.

Finalist: Mandarin PalaCe

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Indian Restaurant Flavor of India 3026 State St., 682-6561, flavorofindia.net

“Simple, fresh, and home-style Indian cooking,” explains Raj Josan when pressed for insight into the secret of success for his family’s eatery, “and consistency. We try to keep the quality of our food high at all times, no matter the meal or time.” Everything is made from scratch at Flavor of India and has been since they first opened in 1991, serving northern Indian cuisine. Two traditional tandoori ovens are the workhorses of the kitchen, pumping out skewered meats and fluffy fresh naan and chapati. Imported art and fabrics line the walls, adding to what is among the most sensually arresting places to eat on the South Coast.

Super CuCa CaS Ca aS

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Voted Santa

Italian Restaurant

Burrito 24 yearS

BarBara’S BeSt

in a row!

Ca’ Dario 37 E. Victoria St., 884-9419, cadario.net

It isn’t easy to be head of the class when it comes to high-quality Italian cuisine here in Santa Barbara, but Ca’ Dario has been doing it for years and is showing no signs of letting up. Head chef and honcho Dario Furlati spent time in his fair share of kitchens before making Ca’ Dario his primary focus, most of them elegant and excellent Italian spots both here in S.B. and around the world. His warm and inviting mahogany-walled flagship has a staff that is eager to please and northern Italian food that has been keeping our readers licking their lips and coming back for more since the beginning.

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Mexican Restaurant • Salsa Los Agaves Many locations, los-agaves.com

For a city that takes its Mexican food seriously, the fact that Los Agaves has risen to the top in a relatively short period of time is not to be overlooked. Carlos Luna opened the first incarnation of Los Agaves on Milpas Street just seven years ago and, spurred by the immense popularity there, has since opened three more locations between Goleta and Westlake. Lines out the door at all of them are more common than not. With a focus on fresh ingredients, a regularly rotating specials menu, and an appreciation for dishes that look as beautiful on the plate as they taste on your tongue, Luna and company are clearly onto something. And while it is hard to go wrong with their menu, things like their zucchini-blossom quesadillas, mole enchiladas, and piping-hot, stone-bowled “land and sea” molcajetes are sure to impress even the most jaded of south-ofthe-border palates.

Finalist: los arroyos

Sushi Restaurant

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Even with a surge in new sushi spots around town, Arigato remains at the top of the heap. The menu is a great balance of exotic and familiar, the ambiance is similarly balanced between upscale elegance and hip youthfulness, the dishes come out looking like fine art and taste even better, and the chefs have — thankfully— resisted the recent sushi trend of putting bright-colored sauces all over fully their rolls. Add it up, and this place is a slam-dunk crowd-pleaser for even the most uppity of sushi snobs, and the wait times for a table show it.

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The Palace Grill Cajun-Creole-Caribbean

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Sandwich South Coast Deli Many locations, southcoastdeli.com

The only bad thing that can be said about South Coast is that during peak lunch hours, the place is impossibly popular. Other than that, it is hard to find a chink in the armor of this slick and outwardly energized local chain. You can get cold sammies, toasted sammies, triple-decker sammies, paninis, homemade soups, and salads.

They cover the basics with style, taste, and a touch of humor (hello, “Mmmm Balls,” the meatball sub), and venture into more creative territory with a rotating Sammie of the Week. Since 1991, they and their superhero mascot, Deli Boy, have been saving Santa Barbarians from a less-thandelicious lunch, and clearly our readers know it.

Finalist: t three PiCkles

Thai Restaurant

Barbecue

named our little local the best-tasting burger chain in the country!

Your Place

Woody’s Bodacious Barbecue

Finalist: eureka!

22 N. Milpas St., 966-5151

5112 Hollister Ave., 967-3775, woodysbbq.com

Veggie Burger

If it seems as if Your Place has been winning Best Thai Restaurant around these parts since we started giving out the award many years ago, well, you might actually be right. At least nobody around Independent HQ can recall a time when this funky little lower-Milpas eatery, with its large aquarium, private booths, and upsidedown umbrellas hanging from the ceiling, hasn’t been picked by voters as Thai Spot Numero Uno. While their menu doesn’t deviate much from the staples of a typical stateside Thai eatery, they don’t really need to, as they deliver favorites like spicy mint noodle, panang curry, garlic-pepper beef, and tom kha soup (complete with Sterno flame) at such a high and consistent level. Their daily $8.95 lunch special is equally hard to beat.

Three years ago, on the occasion of their 30th Anniversary, Woody’s figured they had served up some six million pounds of their trademark ribs since first opening in 1982. With scores of events catered and three more Best Of wins notched since then, who knows what that number is up to now. Large and affordable portions are the name of the game at Gino Stabile’s place, whether you are ordering southern-style pork rib tips, beef BBQ ribs, baby-back ribs, spare ribs, or St. Louis ribs. As an added bonus, the collection of license plates, street signs, and animal heads and assorted other weirdness on the walls, plus the small gang of video games in the back, make this place a world of wonder for kids.

The Natural Café Many locations, thenaturalcafe.com

There is no question why the Natural Café has won Best Veggie Burger yet again this year. The longtime, healthconscious regional chain has been serving up tasty eats that treat your body right since the beginning. The more pressing question is, which of the veggie burgers on their menu are people actually voting for? Is it the soy patty Natural Burger or the whole-grain-and-veggie patty Zen Burger or the tempeh veggie patty Good Karma Burger?

Finalist: ta t Pt thai Cuisine

Finalist: santa s barbara ChiCken ranCh

Steak House

Burger

Burrito

Chuck’s of Hawai‘i

The Habit Burger Grill

Super Cucas

3888 State St., 687-4417, chucksofhawaii.com

Many locations, habitburger.com

Tiki torches, aloha shirts, captains’ chairs, a popular salad bar, and a dimly lit atmosphere that smacks more of the aged steakhouse it is than any similarly lightchallenged romantic hot spot, Chuck’s of Hawai‘i has been a pillar of upper State Street since the late 1960s.

Generations of Santa Barbarians have celebrated birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, and assorted other special occasions in the place that Larry Stone built.

Now, nearly 50 years after it opened, it endures as the local steak emporium by which all others are measured by our readers.

Finalist: holdren’s steaks & seaFood

Finalist: the t h habit burger grill

Many locations, cucasrestaurant.com

Born in Santa Barbara in 1969, the Habit’s Charburger has been a critical and juicy part of the South Coast’s diet ever since. More backyard barbecue than highpriced gourmet, their signature comes with mayonnaise, pickles, fresh tomato, lettuce, and caramelized onions on a toasted bun. However, the Habit crew isn’t afraid to dress things up without taking a big bite out of your wallet. The teriyaki option (with pineapple), the mushroom char, or the “Santa Barbara Style” (comes with avocado, of course!) are but a few of the ways you can ramp up the classic. Our readers aren’t alone in their froth for the Habit. Just last year, Consumer Reports

These burritos are enormous. We are talking forearmsized elephant chokers that almost always survive until your next meal. And the size isn’t some thinly veiled makeup effort for lack of quality; each of these behemoths is packing major power in the taste and quality department. There are no canned beans or other lessthan-fresh ingredients at Super Cucas, and their meat is well-seasoned and superior to most. There may be a wait, and you may have to unbutton the top of your pants before finishing, but there is no denying Cucas’ popularity, as they have won Best Burrito from our readers every year since opening in 1991.

Finalist: Freebirds World burrito

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Lilly’s Taqueria Two locations, lillystacos.com

It is simple, people: Go to the dead end of Chapala, where the road hits Highway 101, and prepare your taste buds for taco time done right. There are no distractions once you are under the telltale teal awning, just a straight-up authentic street-taco emporium of worldclass proportions. From grilled standards like carne asada, chicken, and adobada to steamed exotics like labio (beef lip), ojo (beef eye), and lengua (beef tongue), Lilly’s remains the undisputed Queen in a town that has gone taco crazy in recent years.

Finalist: la suPer-riCa C Ca

Pizza Rusty’s Pizza Many locations, rustyspizza.com

It was nearly 50 years ago that the first Rusty’s pizza parlor opened in Isla Vista. Nowadays, the hyper-regional chain has seven spots scattered around the South Coast

and an advertising history that includes a series of accidentally hilarious commercials featuring the late, great Jim Varney (aka Ernest). Rusty’s has been a Best Of regular for decades, and this year is no different. They are the kings of pizza delivery around these parts (as well as hot wings, subs, and salads), can host a pretty darn fun pizza party inside any one of their respective eateries, and have a tremendously affordable and filling lunch special.

Fat Tuesday. And, above all else, no matter the day, “we treat everyone like they are a guest in our home,” sums up Williams.

Finalist: olio Pizzeria

702 Anacapa St., 962-4416, paradisecafe.com

Stellar Service The Palace Grill 8 E. Cota St., 963-5000, palacegrill.com

“It is not just food; it is an experience,” says General Manager Errol Williams of The Palace. And what an experience it is. Wait staff is hired less for résumé experience than “for attitude,” says Williams, the latter being a key ingredient in the Cajun/Creole restaurant’s unique team-service approach. There is a magician on hand every Friday night making the rounds, every Saturday features a full jazz band to serenade you while you wait for a table, and every Tuesday is a weekly celebration of

Finalist: bouChon

Sidewalk Café/Patio Paradise Café You would be hard-pressed to find a city in California more agreeable than ours for sitting outside on a sidewalk patio in pleasant weather and enjoying a bite to eat with a refreshing drink no matter the time of year. Many places try to capitalize on this sweet twist of weather patterns, but none, in the eyes of our readers, do it as well as Paradise Café. Tucked in behind mature landscaping, under twinkling lights, and slightly elevated above street level, the Paradise’s historic patio lets you watch the world go by without everyone else watching you. The good eats and adult beverages as “cover charge” only sweeten the deal.

Finalist: the t andersen’s restaurant & bakery

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Downtown 628 State St.

La Cumbre Plaza 3809 La Cumbre Ln.

Goleta 5735 Hollister Ave.

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Stiffest Drinks Joe’s Café 536 State St., 966-4638, joescafesb.com

At this point, Joe’s — a Santa Barbara staple since 1928 — doesn’t really need an introduction or an explanation as to why it wins this category every year. The bartenders at Joe’s, a wholly professional crew unto themselves, have been pouring them stiff and fair for generations. Crafty veterans of the State Street crawl have long known that the most memorable nights (or, perhaps, the hardest-to-remember nights) begin with a drink or two at this classic California steakhouse. And if you really want to put your liver in the hurt locker, ending your night at Joe’s is a surefire way to accomplish that. For many of these same reasons and more, the bar is full and bustling around quitting hour each and every day with many of S.B.’s movers and shakers.

Finalist: harry’s Plaza Ca Fé h

Tea Selection Vices & Spices 3558 State St., 687-7196, vicesandspices.net

It’s been 40 years since Blue Booth opened his epic little coffee and tea hideout on upper State Street, and in his opinion, there’s never been a better time to be a tea drinker. “It is similar to what happened with coffee in the ’70s and ’80s: People are realizing there is a real specialty market for teas,” says Booth. “It has become more popular than ever, and there have never been more options than we have today, especially with organics.”

Whether it is herbal, decaf, green, white, or black, Booth and company have scoured the international tea circuit to bring the very best home to Santa Barbara.

Finalist: t the CoFFee Bean & tea t leaF

Happy Hour Enterprise Fish Co. 225 State St., 962-3313, enterprisefishco.com

Happy Hour is a bit of a misnomer at Enterprise. It is much more of a Happy Hour After Hour situation — really, a Happy Evening type of deal. From 4 to 8 p.m. every weeknight and 5 p.m. until close on Sundays, 20 oz. draft beers are $5, well drinks are $4, and house wine is $4.50 a glass. But the real savings happen on the food side

of the menu, where an impressively long list of “Happy Hour” plates and apps are available at a deep discount.

Oysters on the half shell, Hawaiian poke, shishito peppers, veggie pot stickers, ceviche, skirt steak satay, fish tacos, and salmon cakes are but a few of the tasty eats you will find for $10 or less.

Finalist: Boathouse

Valley Tasting Room Demetria 6701 Foxen Canyon Rd., 686-2345, demetriaestate.com

Tasting wine at Demetria Estate is a much different sort of deal than most anywhere else in the valley. First off, the tasting room is open daily but available by appointment only. Secondly, there is no need to shoulder your way into a busy bar in order to sample the goods; instead, it happens outdoors on a grand patio with soul-nourishing views of rolling hills and row upon row of vines. Lastly, the pourers come to you and let you make your way through the menu at your own pace. “We are definitely not for the rushed crowd,” says general manager Alexis Zahoudanis, whose family started the winery a decade ago.“You get to sit down and relax here and maybe enjoy a picnic lunch or some light snacks. By design, it is a leisurely and wonderful experience.”

Finalist: sunstone Winery

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Thank you, Santa Barbara, for choosing Demetria Estate as the Best Valley Tasting Room.

Become part of our wine family and join the Demetria Wine Society!

Open daily by appointment (805) 686-2345 • 6701 Foxen Canyon Road • Los Olivos, CA 93441 • demetriaestate.com

Thank you, SanTa BarBara

for voting us Best

Happy Hour 6 years in a row!

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best of santa barbara® D r i n k i n g C o nt i n u e d Beer Selection on Tap • S.B. County Brewery • Funk Zone Spot Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. 137 Anacapa St., 694-2252, figmtnbrew.com

They won’t be celebrating the third anniversary of their Funk Zone taproom until next May, but this Buellton-born brewery is already a main draw in their neighborhood. Winning best Selection on Tap when you only sell your own beers is a telling bit of democracy and one that goes a long way to illuminating why they are also considered the best S.B. County Brewery and the best Funk Zone Spot by our readers. Offering a wide array of beers, 15 to 20 to be exact, the taproom always features mainstays like the Davy Brown Ale and the Hurricane Deck Double IPA, as well as unique one-offs and seasonal cask ales only available there.“We really try to create a true tasting experience for people,” says owner Jaime Dietenhofer. Seek out the Stearns Irish Stout (a recent Gold Medal winner at the 2015 Great American Beer Fest) and their brand-new Wet Hop Hoppy, made with fresh hops grown at Sea Smoke Vineyards.

Finalists: eureka (Beer Selection on tap) t t telegra Ph BreWing Wing ComPany W P (S.B. county Brewery) t lark (Funk Zone Spot) the

S.B. Wine Tour Company Sustainable Vine Wine Tours 698-3911, sustainablevinewinetours.com

There is only one group and one private tour available each day from the fellas at Sustainable Vine. Often the public wants more, but owners Bryan Hope and Scott Bull aren’t interested in changing their commitment to small-batch, personal adventures in wine country. By exclusively touring wineries committed to organic and/or biodynamic growing techniques and doing so in fuel-efficient luxury Mercedes-Benz vehicles, the duo — both of whom are blessed with the gift of gab, outwardly kind hearts, and vast amounts of both grape growing and drinking knowledge — have quickly become our readers’ top pick.

Best Bagels & Grand Catering

Finalist: s.B. adventure ComPany P Pany

S.B. County Winery White Wine • S.B. County Winery Red Wine Santa Barbara Winery 202 Anacapa St., 963-3633, sbwinery.com

There is a certain amount of poetic justice in Santa Barbara Winery getting the nod from our readers as the best makers of both red and white wines.

After all, when Pierre Lafond started the place in 1962, it was the first winery in the county since Prohibition. With well nearly 200 wineries opening since then, the staying power of S.B. Winery is especially indicative of their excellence.“Of all the scores or medals or accolades that we might get, these awards from The Independent Independent’s readers and the people of our city are the ones we are most proud of,” explains assistant winemaker Will Cannon.“It is very affirming that we are doing our job well.”

Finalists: Brander Winery (white w white w wine) Foxen (r ( ed wine) w

Bloody Mary (see Eating)

Catering for All Occasions bagelnet.com

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Milpas

53 S. Milpas Street (805) 564-4331 (In the Trader Joe’s Plaza) Mon-Fri 6-4 • Sat & Sun 7-3

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best of santa barbara ® D r i n k i n g C o nt i n u e d Urban Tasting Room Municipal Winemakers 22 Anacapa St., 931-6864, municipalwinemakers.com Where once the Diver’s Den blazed a path in the scuba world, Dave Potter’s Municipal Winemakers tasting room is proving to be equally historic in our city’s urban wine-tasting scene. Though far from the first winery to open up shop in the Funk Zone, Muni’s casual fun vibe, hipster chic, and trademark tasty grapes helped craft the recipe for success in this part of town. Tickled by an ocean breeze, Muni’s downtown tasting room has a porch and patio to let you sip in the sunshine and a large, aesthetically pleasing inside space that also hosts various maker fairs and artisan workshops. It is a hub, it is a hangout, and it is the flagship tasting room for one of our region’s most exciting young winemakers.

Finalist: Corks n’ CroWns W Wns

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Santa Barbara County Winery Red Wine and White Wine

Thank you Santa Barbara

Since 1962

Ask for it at your local Restaurant or Wine Shop

Winery at Corner Yanonali and Anacapa in the Funk Zone

Tel. 805.963.3633

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THAnk yOu SAnTA BArBArA! Santa Barbara

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BEST THAI FOOD

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Santa Barbara Certified

Come find THE BEST produce, fruit, meat, cheese, bread, flowers & more!

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Restaurant Wine List Wine Cask 813 Anacapa St., 966-9463, winecask.com

Originally opened in the 1970s as a destination wine shop, the Wine Cask eventually grew into the fine and celebrated full-service restaurant it is today. And the savvy roots of its wineshop days remain well intact: The Wine Cask’s list is 16 pages long, and servers are well versed in how the wines were made and, most importantly, how they might work with your meal. The owners are even willing to cover the exam costs for any employee looking to take the sommelier test.“To me, Indy readers bestowing this award upon us is not just for the book of pages filled with great wines but also an acknowledgment of the people behind both the selection and service of the wines themselves,” says co-owner Mitchell Sjerven, who also happens to be the proprietor of bouchon, the runner-up in this category.

Finalist: BouChon

Wine Shop The Winehound 3849 State St., 845-5247, thewinehound.com

“We taste at an alarming rate,” offers The Winehound’s Bob Wesley as insight into his store’s remarkably well-curated and consistent selection of wine. This year marks the seventh Best Of win in a row for Wesley and his cohorts, Dennis Ferguson and Victoria Newhall. Though the store features 1,000 different labels from around the world, it’s got a definite sweet spot for the Central Coast and is also home to S.B.’s largest champagne and sparkling wine collection. Then, of course, there is Wesley’s obsession with syrah.“We aim to please,” sums up Wesley.

“From $10 to $100 and beyond, whether it is style or price or a certain occasion you are after, we have something for everybody.”

Finalist: Wine Cask

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6 Days a

SaturdayS downtown SB

Martini

Santa Barbara & Cota St. • 8:30am-1pm

Harry’s Plaza Café

SundayS Goleta

3313-B State St., 687-2800, harryssb.com

Huge and reasonably priced— priced that is Harry’s manager Bradley Bennett’s best guess as to why his bar’s martinis are so popular with Indy readers. The third reason — and one that anyone who’s tried the classic gin and vermouth drink at Harry’s can attest to — is the fact that they’re strong. Very strong. Brought to you in a 10-ounce martini glass, you also get the rest of the pint glass shaker that the cocktail was made in and a strainer so that you may reinforce your martini as you drink it down. “A lot of people find that it works quite well to share one,” advises Bennett.

Finalist: luCky’s

Margarita

tueSdayS SB old town

500 and 600 blocks State St. • 4pm-7:30pm

wedneSdayS SolvanG

Copenhagen & First Street • 2:30pm-6:30pm

thurSdayS Goleta Carpinteria

Carlitos Café y Cantina 1324 State St., 962-7117, carlitos.com

Though wary of divulging the “magic” ingredients that go into their awardwinning margaritas, Carlitos owner Carlos Lopez does admit,“We keep it simple and consistent. It is always 100 percent blue agave reposado tequila. That is critical for potent and delicious margaritas. And the default is on the rocks and with salt.

If you come in and get one today, it will be the same way it was last week or last year or even 14 years ago.” Still, Carlitos offers 10 more margs on the menu, ranging from sour or spicy to fruity or blended.“Our location is beautiful, as well, and always makes even our margaritas taste just a little bit better,” concludes Lopez.

Finalist: la Playa azul CaFé

Camino Real Marketplace

Corner of Storke & Hollister • 10am-2pm

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3pm-6:00pm

800 Block of Linden Avenue 3pm-6:30pm

fridayS MonteCito

1100-1200 Coast Village Rd. • 8am-11:15am WINTER HOURS BEGIN NOV. 3 – SEE WEBSITE FOR NEW HOURS

(805) 962-5354 | sbfarmersmarket.org open rain or shine all year round

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Thanks Again To Our Loyal Customers for voting us Best Salad Bar

year after year!

24 W. Figueroa St. • 962.6611 • thesavoycafe.com

Est. 2005 • Celebrating 10 years

Thank you, Santa Barbara, for voting us

“Best Dance Club” we love Photo: Mishan Warnakulasuriya

what we do!

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Merci, Grazie, Danke, Gracias and Thanks!

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Coffee House The French Press Two locations locations, thefrenchpress.com

There was a time not too long ago when Starbucks won this category by a landslide every year. Then Todd Stewart and Julia Mayer opened the French Press on the corner of State and Figueroa streets. Combining clean, hipster aesthetics with darn good coffee and lively service, the couple quickly seized the Best Of Coffee House throne in the name of locally owned businesses everywhere. They have since opened a second location and a roasting company (Castle Coffee Roasters), added in-house baked goods to their offerings, and are about to open location number three in Goleta. This family is doing anything but resting on their laurels, and we’re all reaping the benefits.

Voted Best Wine Shop ...

Neighborhood Bar

That’s seven years in a row, and we truly appreciate it, Santa Barbara ...

The Neighborhood Bar & Grill

– Cheers,

Finalist: handle h Bar CoFFee roasters

235 W. Montecito St., 963-7600, theneighborhoodbar.com

Nestled between the Mesa, the Funk Zone, and downtown, The Neighborhood is in a prime geographic location to serve as a fully functional neighborhood bar for multiple ’hoods. But it is what happens on the inside that makes it our readers’ favorite for the seventh year in a row. Simply put, there is something here for everybody. Happy Hour lasts until 8 p.m. every day, and there is Ping-Pong, pool, foosball, Big Buck Hunter, darts, TVs galore with enough sports action to make ESPN blush, open-air patio seating, chalkboard walls covered with art and wisdom and drink specials, and a menu featuring burgers, pizzas, and other assorted pub eats big and small.

Finalist: elsie’s

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Athens in Crisis: Segregation and social distance

Thomas Maloutas

Professor of Social Geography Harokopio University, Athens

Thomas Maloutas, Professor of Social Geography at Harokopio University in Athens, is a leading expert in cities and society. His lecture will be on social and ethnic segregation in Athens today. He will address the impact of the ongoing economic and political crisis on the city’s social geography.

Discussion will follow the lecture.

Sunday,

Oct. 25th

2:00 pm

Karpeles Manuscript Library

21 W. Anapamu St. Santa Barbara public parking OppOsite

The lecture is FREE and open to the public.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

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Juicery Juice Ranch 33 Parker Wy., 845-4657, juiceranch.com

“She has a knack for making really healthy food taste really good,” explains Juice Ranch co-owner Scott Walker of his partner in life and business, Erin Gomez, the mastermind of their 100 percent organic, raw, and mostly local (save for some tropical fruits) cold-pressed juice menu. This January marks the couple’s third anniversary of being open for business, and their signature glass bottles are already a status symbol for Santa Barbara’s health-conscious citizens. Ever have the urge to try a proper juice cleanse?

This is the place to start. “We are like a bakery,” adds Walker.“We don’t believe in a long shelf-life for any of our products.

Everything is pressed fresh each morning.”

Finalist: Blenders in the grass

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Thank you for all your supporT, sanTa BarBara!!

126 E Canon Perdido • 965-1015 420 S. Fairview • 964-4585 Reigning champ of the Chowder Fest.

ViSit uS latE night at

5112 Hollister Ave (Magnolia Center)

805.967.3775

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MasterCare Home Cleaning Services Thank you to our clients, our staff, and the community!

Santa Barbara’s “White Glove” Cleaners Cleaning Fine Homes from Carpinteria to Refugio • “5 Star” Maid Services • “Top-to-Bottom” Cleaning • Estate Cleaning • Construction Cleaning • Move-In/Move-Out

Exceptional House Cleaning for Discriminating Home Owners Carpet Cleaning • Window Washing & More!

Call 805-683-1915 • www.MasterCareHomeCleaning.com

Family Owned and Operated for 49 Years

Thanks for voting us

Best Hardware Store 19 straight years!

To All Our Loyal Customers, The management and staff of the Santa Barbara Home Improvement Center are honored to have been voted BEST HARDWARE STORE in the Santa Barbara area for our 19th straight year. We truly appreciate all the support our community has given us over the years. We pledge to continue offering our customers a superior shopping experience which includes: competitive prices, ease of shopping, a great selection of quality products, knowledgeable sales staff, and the best customer service around. We look forward to serving you again soon!

With much appreciation, Gary Simpson, General Manager

Recently honored by Ace Hardware for being the highest transaction store in the country!

415 E. GutiErrEz 963-7825 ConvEniEnt ACCEss/LoAds of PArkinG

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best of santa barbara ® Home Furnishings Store MichaelKate Interiors 132 Santa Barbara St., 963-1411, michaelkate.com

Sitting along the eastern edge of the Funk Zone, MichaelKate Interiors has morphed over the years since its humble beginnings as Danica House, a Danish/Scandinavian-design-focused store. Nowadays, it is a truly unique space where great, stylish, and typically contemporary furniture from near and far is sold and fantastic art (often the handiwork of area residents) is shown on the walls. It is one of those special retail spaces that needs to be experienced to be fully understood, though I still cannot get my head around how they occasionally allow art show guests to wander their furniture showroom with full wine glasses in hand.

Finalist: Pottery Barn

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La Sumida Nursery 165 S. Patterson Ave., 964-9944, lasumida.com

Mega-drought be damned; we are a garden city that — rain permitting — most plants and trees are more than thrilled to grow in. The Sumida family has been providing plant lovers with what they need since 1958, a role that has seen them flower into the largest retail nursery and garden center in the region. A visit to their place off Patterson can be intimidating to the uninitiated, as row after row of rose bushes give way to row after row of fruit trees — and all that is before you even get out of your car and begin to take in their vast stock of houseplants, bulbs, natives, succulents, cacti, and pretty much everything that is green and good and growing.

Finalist: terra t sol Garden Center

Real Estate Firm Village Properties Many locations, villagesite.com

With a stable of some 200 agents and a far-reaching network of affiliations within the industry, Village Properties certainly plays the part of Best Of powerhouse on paper. However, it is in the daily details where they truly

earn the street cred with our readers. Discreet, lauded for their trustworthiness, and flying their flag outside the majority of listed and desirable homes throughout the county, Village Properties aims to please, whether representing buyer or seller, residential or undeveloped land.

“We are honored to be given the Best of Santa Barbara designation again this year from Independent readers,” says Village co-owner Renee Grubb. “We all work hard to be committed to our clients and our community.”

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Real Estate Agent Louise McKaig 285-2008, louisemckaig.com Unless you are sitting on large stacks of cash, becoming a homeowner in Santa Barbara is anything but easy.

You need every advantage you can get. A fourth-generation Santa Barbarian and former international exchange student coordinator, Louise McKaig, along with her network of connections, is just such an advantage.

Focusing on only a few clients at a time, McKaig has earned her status with our readers with a warm personal touch and dogged commitment to the people with whom she works. “A lot of my clients are my friends,” explains McKaig. “And, if they aren’t, they usually become my friend. And it doesn’t stop after the sale. I like

to continue our friendship and check in and make sure they are happy. I really do care.”

Finalist: emily kellen k BerGer

Moving Company Mammoth Moving & Storage 5390 Overpass Rd., Ste. E, 968-8643, mammothmoving.com

At this point, it is safe to assume that we have all seen the logo of Mammoth Moving; the big and bold red lettering and bemused — if not mildly disheveled — mammoth are commonplace both around town and on highways all over the state. Whether the job calls for a couple of guys and a van or a small army of movers and a squadron of 18-wheelers, Mammoth Moving will get it done. Pianos, machinery, cross-country hauls with everything you own, safe storage, office relocations, packing jobs — no matter the task at hand, chances are Mammoth Moving has done it before in their 40 years of business.“We love the feeling of taking the weight off our customers in such a stressful time,” says owner Sean Eberz. “Moving is tough, and no one knows that better than our staff. We are here to take that stress away; we live and breathe moving so they don’t have to.”

Finalist: moveGreen

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Thank You For Voting Louise Santa Barbara’s Best Realtor 2 Years In A Row “Santa Barbara’s

Best Real Estate Agent.” 2015

-The Independent “Santa Barbara’s

Best Real Estate Agent.” 2014

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805-285-2008

www .S anta B arBara M ontecito . coM

All information provided is deemed reliable, but has not been verified and we do not guarantee it.

We recommend that buyers make their own inquiries. If your property is listed with another broker, this is not intended as a solicitation.

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Electronics Store Best Buy 7090 Market Place Dr., Goleta, 571-3999, bestbuy.com

Need a TV or computer or projector or stereo or headphones or DVD player or even a cord to make it all work? According to our readers, Best Buy is, once again, the place to go. With the ramped-up buying power that only a mega-chain like Best Buy can afford, they are able to offer an impressively wide variety of electronics inventory at price points that are hard, if not impossible, to beat. As an added bonus, their in-house Geek Squad is tremendous at getting you set up at home and keeping all your whiz-bang machines in working order.

Finalist: aPPle store

Antique Store Antique Alley 706 State St., 962-3944

Clear your schedule for an hour, and head to Antique Alley for a solid spell of exploration. With its formative roots in the old Santa Barbara Flea Market, the Alley originally opened in 1993 and has since grown to be an antique collective of sorts featuring the collections of 20 different pickers. With surprisingly fair pricing (especially considering its central location on State Street) and tidy organization, Antique Alley is a wonderland of vintage clothes, old furniture, funky jewelry, glassware, art, and innumerable other bits and pieces of well-aged awesomeness.“We like to think we provide a form of entertainment,” says owner Alan Howard. “People really seem to enjoy coming in and getting lost in the aisles and lost in time.”

Finalist: summerland antique ColleCtive

Place to Buy Carpet/Rugs Carpeteria 5610 Hollister Ave., Goleta, 284-0556, carpetonesantabarbara.com

THANK YOU SANTA BARBARA FOR VOTING US #1 FOR OVER 20 YEARS

With a charmingly kitsch exterior, Carpeteria is a visual touchstone at the east end of Old Town Goleta. But once you get inside, it is all about carpets and customer service. “Our main goal is to make sure the customer is happy.

We do that by focusing on quality work at a fair price,” explains co-owner Greg Semerjian. Since 1977, the family-owned flooring emporium has been doing exactly that and, in the process, winning over the devotion and praise of our readers. A member of the Carpet One Floor & Home co-op, Carpeteria may be independently operated, but it has the buying power and prices of an international chain with some 900-plus stores in the U.S. alone.

Finalist: s santa BarBara desiGn Center

Gardening/Landscaping Service Kitson Landscape Management 5787 Thornwood Dr., Goleta, 681-7010, kitsonlandscape.com

With a singular focus on commercial accounts (think the airport rather than your backyard), the family-run Kitson Landscape Management company has been #1 with our readers 10 out of the past 13 years. And, when they weren’t winning, owners David Fudurich and Sarah Kitson (she is the eldest daughter of founders Brent and Sally Kitson) and company were holding down the #2 spot with ease. Regular award winners at both the annual Santa Barbara Beautiful and Goleta Beautiful awards for their landscape and habitat restoration work, the client list of Kitson works a rather impressive living résumé that you probably have already admired without even knowing it. Montecito Bank & Trust, Citrix, Serenity House, and The Bluffs Homeowners Association are but a few of their happy customers.

Finalist: terra t sol Garden Center

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We are honored to be voted Best Nail Salon!

Thank You for voting us

Best Tile Shop 13 Years in a Row!

Angels Nail & Spa Professional Nail Care, Facials, Waxing

805.563.2042 Mon-Fri 9am-6:30pm • Sat 9am-5pm • Sun 10am-4pm 1825 State Street (2 blocks down from Mission St.)

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Tropical Days Off er: Valid on new bookings made September 1 - October 31, 2015 for travel September 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016. Blackout dates apply December 21, 2015 - January 3, 2016. Requires roundtrip transpacifi c and international airfare from the U.S. and minimum 5 nights’ accommodation at a participating hotel or resort. Savings is per booking and applied at time of booking. Savings is not yet refl ected in rate. 2Rate is per person, land only, based on double occupancy in city view room accommodations for check-in on January 15, 2016. Rates for other travel dates may vary. Rate shown includes governmentimposed fees and taxes. At the time you purchase your package, rates may be higher. Advertised rate does not include any applicable daily resort or facility fees payable directly to the hotel operator at check-out; such fee amounts will be advised at the time of booking. 3Kids stay free in same room as adults using existing bedding. Occupancy limits apply. 4Activity voucher does not apply to air/car only booking. Valid toward the purchase of a select optional activity. Not valid for hotel direct activity bookings.

Airfare, taxes, surcharges, gratuities, transfers, and excursions are additional unless otherwise indicated. Fuel surcharges, government taxes, other surcharges and deposit, payment and cancellation terms/ conditions are subject to change without notice at any time. Rates, terms, conditions, availability and itinerary are subject to change without notice. Other airline restrictions, including, but not limited to baggage limitations and fees, standby policies and fees, non-refundable tickets and change fees with pre-fl ight notifi cation deadlines may apply. Fees and policies vary among airlines without notice. Please contact the airline directly for details and answers to specifi c questions you may have. Certain restrictions may apply. AAA members must make advance reservations through AAA Travel to obtain Member Benefi ts and savings. Member Benefi ts may vary based on departure date. Rate is accurate at time of printing and is subject to availability and change. Not responsible for errors or omissions. Your local AAA Club acts as an agent for Pleasant Holidays®.CTR #1016202-80.

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Gosh, this place makes Santa Barbara feel like Small Town, U.S.A. Opened by Ken Simpson Jr. back in 1967, this impressively complete, independently owned hardware store is still run by his son, Gary Simpson. Thanks to its affiliation with Ace Hardware (the largest hardware retail co-operative in the world), this not-so-little local hardware spot has the buying power to compete with the big-box stores when it comes to both pricing and selection. Most everything you could need for weekend projects or even bigger undertakings can be found here. Even better, the employees, many of whom have been onboard for several years, are beyond helpful when troubleshooting a project or hunting for a specific something.

Finalist: orChard suPPly h hardware

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UP TO $1,500 OFF STRESSLESS! Now is the time to buy multiple seating from Stressless because the more you purchase, the more you save!

Hurry, Final Week!

The innovaTors of comforT™

MICHAEL KATE INTERIORS Santa BarBara: 132 Santa BarBara Street / (805) 963-1411 / OPen 6 DaYS CLOSeD WeD. / WWW.miChaeLkate.COm independent.com

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It’s the Ryans’ kind of day.

From outdoor activities to stimulating social events, Kevin and Sue Ryan always find opportunities right outside their door on Valle Verde’s 65 landscaped acres. With walking paths throughout, dynamic campus renovations and singlestory homes — many brand-new — residents revel in an informal and active lifestyle. Valle Verde’s continuing care retirement community provides maintenance-free living and a solid plan for the future. Making every day your kind of day.

Go ahead. Live your life.

Explore our brand-new residences and other dynamic campus renovations.

Call 1-866-499-2767 to schedule your personal tour.

Valle Verde in Santa Barbara, California, is owned and managed by ABHOW, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation. ABHOW is a nonsectarian corporation, serving seniors through quality retirement housing since 1949. License #050000067, State of California License #421700411, Certificate of Authority #112.

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Voted BEST Whale Watch Tour Year After Year!

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Handyman Service Edward the Fix It Guy 319-3665, tinyurl.com/fixitguy

Though he is technically a licensed contractor, Edward Laflamme and his team of seven full-time employees bill out much closer to the “handyman� end of the pay spectrum than your typical contractor. With an employee trained in each of the trades, Laflamme is able to come in and fire on all cylinders no matter the task at hand, all while being kind to your bank account. “Pretty much the only thing we don’t do is roofing, but everything else, from kitchen and bathroom remodels to tile work or honey-do-list type stuff, we handle it,� says the Fix It Guy. As popular with real estate agents and homeowners associations as he is with private residences, this year marks the third Best Of win for Laflamme.“I really think it all comes down to trust,� he sums up. “People trust us in their homes and businesses and, in a town like this, that is huge.�

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State of the art 75-foot catamaran provides a comfortable ride along the Santa Barbara coast and the islands. Features a large raised bow, upper sun-deck, full-service bar, galley, and a professional, experienced crew. Come enjoy a day with the whales!

MasterCare Home Cleaning Services 683-1915, santabarbarahousecleaning.net

The joy of coming home to a freshly cleaned house is not to be dismissed lightly. It can take a bad day and turn it around instantly as you walk into a world markedly cleaner and fresher than you left it just that morning. Such is the transformative magic of MasterCare. Fully bonded, licensed, and insured, Spencer Dean’s cleaning crews do it all, from top-to-bottom, spotless-house scrubbings to construction cleanup to move-out specials. They even clean behind the fridge and under couches!

Departs from Sea Landing in the Santa Barbara Harbor (5-0"!#+ (805) 882-0088 • 1-800-77Whale ",5% 7(!,%3 For more information go to CondorExpress.com

Finalist: molly maid

Carpet Cleaning Coleman Carpet Cleaners 275 Orange Ave., Goleta, 683-2305, colemancarpetcleaners.com

Yet another Best Of winner that got its start many years ago on the mean streets of Isla Vista. It was the summer of ’69 when John Coleman, fresh out of UCSB, got his company up and running. What started as a business run out of the back of a 1952 Chevy has grown into a Best Of regular despite having zero focus on marketing or advertising. It has all been word-of-mouth. Coleman’s eco-minded, special proprietary cleaning process can handle any job, big or small, commercial or residential. Muscle up and haul your own carpets to and from their storefront for cleaning, and you will get a 20 percent discount.

Finalist: star ruG Cleaners

Tile Shop Tileco Two locations, tilecodist.com

If there was ever a California city that had an extra-special affinity for tiles, I suspect Santa Barbara would be it. From our roofs to our interiors to our staircases and our walls, if you can put grout on it, chances are a Santa Barbarian wants to tile it and, more importantly, wants it to look good. Real good. Luckily, since the late 1970s, we have had Tileco to help make all our tile dreams come true. With a new showroom and warehouse at their Nopal Street store, these kings of tile have more than 15,000 different types of products to make your dream designs a reality. “The bottom line is our employees do such a great job with customer service,� says Gina Burchiere Flint, Tileco’s VP of sales.“From your first visit to our showroom all the way to the install and beyond, we hold your hand through the entire process.�

Finalist: Buena t tile + stone

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FULL SERVICE BAR GALLEY AND A PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCED CREW

*OIN US ONLINE FOR UPDATES DAILY PHOTOS AND MORE

7(!,% “Thank you, once again, for votingCONDOREXPRESS COM us the Best Handyman Service in Santa Barbara!�

From small-scale home repair, to kitchen & bath remodels and plumbing.

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La Cumbre ANIMAL HOSPITAL

Thank You Santa Barbara At La Cumbre Animal Hospital we feel privileged to serve our local community by offering the highest quality veterinary medicine.

We have been serving our Santa Barbara patients for over 50 years and look forward to serving you and your furry family in the future.

805-967-0121

www.LCAH.com

110 S. La Cumbre Rd

Voted Santa Barbara’s

Best Pediatrician Dr. Jerold Black, Hitchcock Pediatrics

HOT TUBS AND SPAS SINCE 1974

SANTA BARBARA 628 E. Haley St. 963-5353 Mon-Fri 8:30-5:30 Sat. 9-4

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GOLETA

for choosing Sansum Clinic!

345 Pine Ave. 964-2100 Tue-Fri 9:30-5:30 Sat. 9:30-5

“I am truly grateful for such wonderful patients and fantastic colleagues. I’m incredibly proud to serve Santa Barbara’s smallest patients at Sansum Clinic.”

We provide the full spectrum of healthcare services. One of the many benefits of receiving care at Sansum Clinic is the coordination of medical services across all departments.

Learn more at sansumclinic.org

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Children'’s Clothing Store Chicken Little 1236 State St., 962-7771, chickenlittlekids.com

I dare you to have a child in Santa Barbara and not wind up spending some serious time and money at Chicken Little. From bottles and breast pumps to strollers, car seats, clothes, stuffed animals, books, and so much more, Greg and Jennifer Bouma’s place has got your kids covered from conception to middle school. Their registry service is a lifesaver for first-time parents who have no idea what they are getting into, and their staff provides smiling and insightful service each step of the way. In business since 1981 (Chicken Lips existed for a couple of years prior at a different location), Chicken Little is one of only a few retail businesses in town that can boast having generations of the same family as happy customers.

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Toy Store

Daycare Facility Kids’' Summer Camp

Kernohan’s Toys Two locations, kernohanstoys.com

Walk in and put your head on swivel— swivel the toys and games and stuffed animals are everywhere! It is heaven on earth for kids of all ages and a hellish experience for parents in a hurry with a toddler in tow. Since the 1950s, Kernohan’s has been the go-to for birthdays, Christmas, Hanukkah, and any other holiday or giftgiving occasion a Santa Barbarian might encounter.

And while original proprietor Harriet Kernohan is long since retired, new owners Greg and Gretchen Brinser have very much carried on her tradition with a vast selection of toys big and small, timeless and technological, fancy and no-frills. Spend at least $10 and the gift wrapping is still free!

Finalist: ChiCken little

YMCA 36 Hitchcock Wy., 687-7727, ciymca.org/santabarbara

“There is something for every child at the YMCA,” said Tina Vincent, the Santa Barbara Y’s sports and wellness director. Give even a quick glance at their offerings both in the summer camp and daycare departments, and you will be hard-pressed to disagree with her.

Whether it is preschool, before school, after school, or even during a workout, the YMCA has a variety of childcare options available to parents. During the summer months, the spectrum of camp offerings is enough to make most adults wish for a redo on the summers of their youth. There is theater camp, robotics camp, dance camp, culinary camp, babysitter training camp, and a number of sports-specific camps including

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baseball, lacrosse, soccer, and basketball. “The children come first; they always have, and they always will,” summed up Janine Greenfield, the associate director of youth and family programs.

Finalists: Just 4 Fun Fitness (Daycare Facility) santa BarBara Zoo (KiDs’ summer camp)

Pediatrician Dr. Jerold Black 51 Hitchcock Wy., 563-6211

Thank you for your supporT for The pasT 40 years!

As a freshly minted first-time father, I can say with authority that finding a good pediatrician is among the most stressful and important undertakings in those early days. Luckily, readers of The S.B. Independent have been in agreement in recent years that Sansum Clinic’s Dr. Black is the best person for the job in these parts. Celebrated for his easygoing personality, straight talk, and dogged devotion to staying up to speed on the latest pediatrics medicine research available, Black, the former head of Sansum’s Pediatrics Department, is still accepting new patients.

Finalist: Children’s MediCal CliniC

Pet Hospital/Clinic La Cumbre Animal Hospital 110 S. La Cumbre Rd., 967-0121, lcah.com

There are few feelings more helpless than having a sick pet and having no idea what to do for him or her. Luckily, since 1959, Santa Barbarians have had La Cumbre Animal Hospital to help. Run nowadays by Dr. Beverly Holmes and Dr. Eve Kuesis, the clinic does it all: breeding, exotic pet care, vaccinations, wellness exams, surgery, emergency help, nutrition counseling, and more. And they do it with such grace and empathy that our readers consider them top dog (or cat, as the case may be) in a community that has no shortage of veterinary options.

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5758 Hollister Ave. • Goleta (805) 964-2446

Finalist: san roque Pet hosPital

Pet Boarding Dioji K-9 Resort & Athletic Club Two locations, dioji.com

The humanization of our four-legged friends jumped to a whole new level here in Santa Barbara when Dioji first opened a handful of years ago. I mean, it is a K-9 resort and athletic club complete with a swimming pool and giant outside padded play area and an on-site pet boutique. It is a certifiable fantasyland for social dogs and all but guarantees that your beast is going to have a much more fun day than you after you drop him or her off. Besides the cushy doggie daycare facilities, Dioji offers baths, pedicures, massage, teeth cleaning, de-skunking, and cage-free overnight boarding with couches, elevated beds, and pillow-filled pooch-style pleasure pits.

To Benefit

Finalist: CaMP Canine

Dog Park Douglas Family Preserve (a k a the Wilcox Property) santabarbaraca.gov

October 16, 17 & 18, 2015 Friday & Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. • Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

At the Earl Warren Showgrounds • Highway 101 at Las Positas • FREE Parking Santa Barbara, CA • www.calmantiqueshows.com • info 805-898-9715

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While most of us still can’t stop calling it the Wilcox Property, this 70-acre chunk of trails and trees with 360-degree ocean and mountain views is an absolute gem of a place for human’s best friend. Meandering, shade-dappled pathways full of great things to smell and pee on twist their way around this public Mesa park, complete with a doggie watering station and an ample supply of poop bags.

Connector trails can even get you and Fido down to the dog-friendly sand at Hendry’s Beach below.

Finalist: arroyo Burro BeaCh (a K a HenDry’s BeacH)

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Best Children’s Clothing Store!

Lemos Multiple Locations, lemospet.com

As the largest independent feed and pet-supply company on the Central Coast, Lemos not only rivals — if not exceeds — the national chains in selection and pricing but also does so with a small-town and personable feel. The employees remember your name and your pets and, most importantly, your individual needs. Got a cat or dog that is a picky eater?

Lemos is the spot to find them a natural food they will love. They also give out treats.

Finalist: PetCo

Pet Grooming The Little Dog House 5758 Hollister Ave., Goleta, 964-2446, doggroomerssantabarbara.com

This year marks the 40th anniversary for the Little Dog House and its 15th Best Of win in this category. It is a run that, according to owner Annabelle Hofmann, has had her grooming four or five different generations of pets for the same client.“I have been here a very long time,” she says with a little laugh. As for her secret to sustained success? “I do poodles and exotics and run a rescue group that has placed over 2,000 dogs in homes over the last five years, but mostly I think it is just because I let all the dogs run loose. They get to run and play when they’re here,” says Hofmann.“I’m not so good with people, but I am great with dogs. I love dogs.”

Finalist: PetCo

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an “annex” location in downtown S.B. inside the men’s clothing boutique Wolf’s Head. Offering straight-razor shaves and hot-towel wipe-downs in addition to their cuts and trims, Richie’s is, as the man himself says,“a classic barber shop that gives a classic haircut experience.”

3455 State St., 687-8483, aquanailbar.com

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Nail Salon Claudia Cordova and her parents opened Aqua exactly 10 years ago, and this year marks the ninth time they have been #1 with our readers. And while all-natural manicures and pedicures are their primary draw, they also have a full menu of spa services that, starting this month, will be featuring their own line of skin-care products. “We have a philosophy where we won’t use anything that is carcinogenic to our employees or our clients, but we have had a hard time finding products that meet those standards, so we have developed our own. We are pretty excited about it,” beams Claudia.

FINALIST: ANGELS NAIL & SPA

Barber Shop Richie’s Barber Shop 1187 Coast Village Rd., 845-9701, richiesbarbershopsb.com

It has been five years since Richie flew the coop from Montecito Barbers and made good on a longtime dream to run his own barber shop, and things couldn’t be better.

His flagship space is a slick and polished little number that oozes fine man-cave style with exposed brick walls, black leather couches, and good-looking employees and customers. More telling is the fact that he has grown from being a one-man band to a shop with four chairs and seven barbers working for him, as well as having

facials, salt scrubs, waxing, and much more, all of it with a commitment to giving clients the time, space, and pace that they need. “The most customers we will ever have here at once is four,” explains Zbinden of the spa, which features a couples room.“This allows us to give everyone the personal attention they deserve.”

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Darin Jon Studio

Medical Spa

1428 Chapala St., 962-1884, darinjonstudio.com

People become incredibly attached to a good hair salon when they find one. When done right, they are much more than just a place to have your hair cut, colored, or styled. They are a living, breathing social scene that cares about you, caters to you, and sends you home looking like a movie star. Darin Jon and his team have perfected this recipe and then some. His in-house “Protégé” program takes freshly minted cosmetologists and guides them through an eight- to 10-month training period, where they take their established skill sets to even higher levels while working on Darin Jon clients at a reduced rate.

FINALIST: WALTER CLAUDIO SALON SPA

Day Spa • Place To Get a Facial Cielo Spa Boutique 1725 State St., Ste. C, 687-8979, cielospasb.com

“We never win,” exclaims owner Roxanne Zbinden, a born-and-raised S.B. native. “I know we do a great job, but this is certainly a pleasant surprise.” This coming January will mark 10 years in business for Zbinden and her crew. Located in a “cozy three-bedroom cottage,” her by-appointment-only spa boutique does massage,

Evolutions Medical & Day Spa 350 Chapala St., Ste. 103, 576-7214, evolutionsmedicalspa.com

For the uninitiated, Evolutions is a type of modernday auto body shop for your aging body. Botox, tattoo removal, platelet-rich plasma injections, liposuction, hair-loss correction, and boob jobs are but a few of the many services Dr. Terry Perkins and his staff offer. With over three decades of experience — Dr. Perkins was one of the first doctors to help get Botox approved for cosmetic use — you can rest assured that you and your vanity are in good hands with Evolutions.

FINALIST: THE G SPA

Thrift Store Alpha Thrift Stores Many locations, alphasb.org/thrift-stores

From couches and cutlery to clothes and computers and everything in between, any one of the three Alpha Thrift locations has what you need (albeit in a slightly used form) with a price tag you will like. Daily deals make things even sweeter for the savvy shopper. And

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the karma points are high when you use Alpha, either for shopping needs or to donate your used stuffs, as they are a money-making wing for the Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara, an agency that provides critical support and services for developmentally disabled children and adults.

FINALIST: GOODWILL

Vintage Store Punch Vintage

Consignment Store

1223 State St., 770-3921, punchvintage.com

Jessica’s Fine Consignment 2008 De la Vina St., 687-2755, jessicaconsignment.com

Growing up with five sisters, Jessica Cashman learned the many tricks and upsides of the secondhand clothing hustle early, a skill set that has served her well over the past 26 years of running her namesake consignment shop. “I have been in this game from the time I was a little girl,” laughs Cashman. With a self-described “super comfortable girls’ club type of feel,” Jessica’s Fine Consignment has a regularly rotating collection of assorted designer clothes, high-end shoes and handbags, casual beach styles, and a whole lot more, depending on who is looking to turn their closet contents into cash. Insider tip: The back sale rack changes every week.

FINALIST: THE CLOSET

Velvet Elvis paintings, silk kimonos, decades-old fur jackets, pristine Polaroid cameras, weird cat statues, funky end tables, antique lunch boxes, and sparkly red ruby slippers: These are but a few of the sparkling gems of collectible kitsch that you will find in Punch Vintage. Wacky, colorful, and bursting with inanimate-object energy, Sara Gheris’s store is the ideal antidote for the corporate whitewashing plaguing so much of State Street. Browsing through the carefully curated yet eclectic mash-up of bright and wonderful things from decades gone by, you feel as if you are walking through some sort of life-sized diorama of sheer wonderfulness. Walk in for a minute, and odds are that you will stay for an hour.

FINALIST: THE BLUE DOOR

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best of santa barbara ® Dry Cleaner Ablitt’s Fine Cleaners & Launderers 14 W. Gutierrez St., 963-6677, ablitts.com

You ever go to Burning Man and come home with a wardrobe full of freshly thrashed vintage blazers and vests with little to no hope of saving them?

Well, have no fear. Ablitt’s has you covered. Whether it is the easy parking and always friendly customer service or its eco-friendly approach and free delivery service, Ablitt’s has been our readers’ first choice for dry cleaning for as long as most can remember. And, while all of the above is certainly reason to celebrate, Ablitt’s truly distinguishes itself with its ability to repair and restore and make like new the most delicate and precious of our clothes.

I have trusted them with my tutus and my wife’s wedding dress, the latter covered with mud and blood and whiskey, and on both occasions, they came back so clean and fresh-looking that I questioned if they were even ours.

FINALIST: ONE HOUR MARTINIZING DRY CLEANING

Tailor Lee’s Tailoring 4141 State St., 967-5728, leestailoringsantabarbara.com

When a business is the go-to for Santa Barbara’s Fire and Police departments, you can rest assured they are the cream of the crop. Lee Thompson is that type of tailor. As he puts it,“Anything you can name, I can do.” In business for just shy of 25 years, Thompson does indeed do it all— all from custom alterations and fits to tricky repairs and leather work, and always with a fashion connoisseur’s eye. “Thank you, Santa Barbara,” says the tailor. “We would not still be here without my regulars, so thank you for your support.”

FINALIST: TONY THE TAILOR

Eyewear Selection • Sunglasses Selection Occhiali Fine Eyewear Two locations, 565-3415, occhialieyewear.com

To hear owner Irwin Eve tell it, Occhiali Fine Eyewear is an “optical boutique.

We search out more unique brands and fashion-forward styles than most others.” Pair this with a staff full of licensed opticians, a 28-year track record in town, and a stated desire to send customers home looking good in their new glasses, and you begin to get an idea of why Occhiali is tops for both prescription and sun-protection eyewear. “Honesty is something you don’t get everywhere, but for us, it is part of our ego. We are critical with our clients because we want them looking good in their glasses when they leave,” says Eve.

FINALISTS: EYE & VISION CARE (e ( Ye Y We WeeAR AR SelectI elect oN) SOLSTICE SUNGLASS BOUTIQUE (SUNGlASSeS SelectI elect oN) electI

Shoe Repair Step-N-Out 907 State St., 966-2299, step-n-outsb.com

Quick, refreshingly affordable, and genius in their ability to solve most any shoe breakdowns imaginable, Step-N-Out is an absolute godsend when you need them most. Three times in the past couple of years, my wife or I have gone in there with a footwear emergency just hours before a formal function, and they have saved the day without even breaking a sweat. They also do digital foot scanning and custom arch-support construction because sometimes it is your feet that need the fixing, not your shoes.

FINALIST: JESSE’S SHOE SHOES & REPAIR (cloSeD)

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Shoes Nordstrom Paseo Nuevo Mall, 17 W. Canon Perdido St., 564-8770, nordstrom.com

The shoe scene at Nordstrom is pretty darn mind-boggling. In fact, walking into the showroom, it becomes instantly obvious why they are Numero Uno with Indy readers. Simply put, they have everything, no matter the season or your taste. What’s more, they have it at a variety of price points, from the superaffordable to the “I may need a new credit card” end of the spectrum. The trick, however, is getting out of there without smelling like whatever perfume they have on sale.

FINALIST: MACY’S

Jewelry

Clothing Boutique

Bryant & Sons

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812 State St., 966-9187, bryantandsons.com

1231 State St., Ste. A, 965-4542

You have to have some serious street cred to make a go of it in clothing retail these days without a website, and by all indications, Natasha Airisto and her boutique have just such a winning reputation. In the same location since 1989, Airisto has made that name for herself with a blend of hard work, respect, and understanding of the infinite forms of the female body; a commitment to U.S.A.-made products; and a focus on catering to “the real women of Santa Barbara.” “This isn’t for teenagers,” says Airisto. “We serve real women with real bodies for what is happening in this town right now, not what is in season everywhere else.

These are clothes for real life. It is stuff that works and makes you feel good.”

A family affair, Bryant & Sons has been doing the jewelry thing so well and for so long that they have more than a few customers who came in for engagement rings once upon a time and who have since returned dozens of times over for decades’ worth of anniversary presents. They have been an anchor on the 800 block of State Street for half a century and have been taking home Best Jewelry Store bragging rights from our readers since we started giving out the awards many years ago.“We are celebrating our 50th anniversary this year,” says Mike Bryant, who took over day-to-day operations of the store from his father, Bob, in 1981.“So thank you, Santa Barbara, for keeping us in business all these years.”

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Gift Shop Plum Goods 909 State St., 845-3900, plumgoodsstore.com

living well Bookstore Chaucer’s Books 3321 State St., 682-6787, chaucersbooks.com

Remember when it seemed certain that big monster chains like Barnes & Noble and Borders were going to stomp out each and every locally owned bookstore on the planet? Well, that didn’t really happen, at least not around here. Many of our bookstores have endured, thanks in large part to their personality and thoughtful curating, two things that Mahri Kerley’s place in Loreto Plaza has in spades. Narrow aisles snake through shelves bursting with books, and employees — people you have come to know and trust over the years due to their smiling faces, consistent knowledge, and long-serving tenure at the store — make the rounds, offering help and bringing order to the potentially chaotic collection of titles. It is nearly impossible to make a quick trip to Chaucer’s; there is simply too much magic inside to be able to make a speedy escape.

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on repairs beyond the scope of warranty, does on-site professional consulting for businesses, holds your hand through upgrades, and more. Perhaps best of all is the fact that no appointment or Genius Bar is necessary.

Just pop on in.

MacSuperstore 216 E. Gutierrez St., 965-9722, macsuperstore.com

More or less a continuation of Mike Bishop’s old MacMechanic in the exact same location, MacSuperstore came to town when Bishop retired in 2013 and passed along ownership of his beloved long-running business to his San Luis Obispo colleague, Shane Williams. No stranger to the Apple game, Williams had been running a MacSuperstore in S.L.O. since 1998. As a fully licensed but independent Apple dealer, MacSuperstore handles warranty and AppleCare issues, offers training, recycles old machines, does data recovery, takes

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Party Supply Store Glenda’s Party Cove 3319 State St., Ste. A, 687-4500, glendaspartycove.com

Finalist: apple store

Camera Shop Samy’s Camera 530 State St., 963-7269, samys.com

Properly settled into its new digs on State Street, Samy’s has so completely dominated the camera shop scene in Santa Barbara that no other store or retail outfit in this category received even a single vote from our readers this year. Whether it is film processing, a new lens, a complete kit, video gear, a tripod, or just some troubleshooting advice that you are looking for, Samy’s is the place to find it and more. It’s an absolute monster of a camera hub, and clearly our readers know it.

The infinite shopping options of the Internet have put places like Glenda’s Party Cove out of business all over the country in recent years, but not here in Santa Barbara, where Steve Thomson’s family-owned party supply spot has been helping make all sorts of fun happen for more than three decades. Balloons, cards, gift wrap, piñatas, custom banners, and stuffed animals are just the tip of the iceberg at Glenda’s, where all the bells and whistles for weddings, kids’ birthdays, baby showers, luaus, and a holy host of other theme parties are available.“I know they have a choice, so I would really like to thank all of our customers for shopping here,” says Thomson.“We try and do our best, and this [award] means a lot to us.”

Finalist: MiChaels

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Musical Instrument Store Jensen Guitar & Music Co.

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It is no small detail that Plum Goods has won this category every year the store has been eligible. And while they are marking only their fifth anniversary this month, Amy Cooper’s impossibly charming boutique has fast become a Santa Barbara staple. With an eclectic mix of one-of-a-kind merchandise, jewelry, and art, Plum Goods is the ideal place to, as Cooper puts it, “find that perfect gift that you will love to give.” She does this by focusing on handcrafted, fair-trade, and often upcycled artisan pieces. The visual presentation of the store and constantly evolving in-store soundtrack — both Plum Goods Visual Director Fabian Ojeda’s handiwork— ties it all together into a truly enjoyable handiwork place to spend your money or simply pass some time while hanging out downtown.

2830 De la Vina St., 687-4027, jensenguitar.com

“We take care of people’s instruments real well. Right from the get-go when they first purchase it, on through the years and their life together, we fix them, tune them, and whatever else is needed as life happens,” says Chris Jensen about his music store and its enduring popularity with our readers. It has been 42 years since he first opened his guitar and instrument store, which serves as a critical and cultural clubhouse for musos of all ilks. Offering a variety of lessons and repairs, as well as new and used products, Jensen simply aims to meet the needs of his regulars and first-timers alike. “We are already on to our third generation of customers, maybe even the fourth,” says Jensen,“and still every day is something new. You never know who or what type

Art Essentials 32 E. Victoria St., 965-5456, sbartessentials.com

A trip to Art Essentials gets the creative juices flowing.

You cannot help but find inspiration in this store as you make your way through a crazy-complete selection of paints, canvases, pens, pencils, deco fabrics, sketch pads, clay, printmaking supplies, and heaps more. It is a store both for and by artists. For these reasons, Art Essentials is, once again, essential to our readers.

Finalist: MiChaels

Craft Supply Store Michaels 187 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta, 967-7119, michaels.com

Have you ever wanted to make your own stamps or fabricate a custom cornucopia, or have you found yourself

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in search of stick-on googly eyes? Well, Michaels is well worth the pilgrimage. A big-box store for people bit by the crafting bug, Michaels is always toward the top with our readers when it comes to all things art and crafts. Be forewarned, though; while they stock massive amounts of seasonal supplies for holidays like Halloween or Christmas, they also get hit hard by customers, so make sure you plan ahead and get your supplies early.

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Frame Shop Aaron Brothers 601 State St., 966-3954, aaronbrothers.com

For its annual penny sale event alone — one that allows you to buy one frame and get another of equal or lesser value for only 1 cent— cent Aaron Brothers has long since earned the esteem of Independent readers. However, when you consider their selection (huge) and their artistic-minded custom framing services (affordable), it becomes crystal clear why they are once again taking home top prize in the Frame Shop category.

Many locations, montecito.com

The largest and longest-running locally owned bank in the tri-county, Montecito Bank & Trust has ridden folks’ surging interest in keeping money in Santa Barbara to three Best Of wins in a row. Beloved for its generous annual displays of philanthropy to area nonprofits and particularly popular with S.B.-based businesses, the bank that Michael Towbes built has earned a reputation for being a customer-first type of operation. “As a part of this thriving community, your support is what makes it possible for us to continue our commitment to making a lasting local impact,” says Janet Garufis, president and CEO.“Thank you again to all of our hardworking associates, our loyal customers, and this vibrant community for making this wonderful recognition possible.”

quality of life for residents after they move in, Maravilla has been popular since it opened its doors 12 years ago.

In fact, many of the original residents still call it home.

The facility offers assisted living, independent living, and a special Memory Care wing to go with an on-site dining hall that is run as a stand-alone restaurant (it is actually open daily to the public for lunch and has a head chef with a résumé that includes stints in the kitchen at the Wine Cask and the Harbor Restaurant). There is also an activities programming that includes tai chi and yoga. “We like to think we set a very high standard,” says McCague.

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Maravilla 5486 Calle Real, 308-9585, srgseniorliving.com

“This is a senior living community. Not a senior retirement community,” says Maravilla Executive Director Brian McCague with an audible emphasis on “living.”

With a mission statement aimed directly at improving the

Travel agency services are yet another business sector that has been forever changed by the evolution of the Internet age. However, should you manage to pull yourself away from your keyboard when planning your next adventure and walk on into the AAA offices for some good, oldfashioned, hands-on travel advice, you will find out real

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Licensed Massage Therapist Marlo’s Therapeutic & Sports Massage 1126 and 1128 Coast Village Cir., Montecito, 453-2333, marlosmassage.com

Massage and body work are a major part of the quintessential Santa Barbara lifestyle, and as such, we have no shortage of world-class practitioners calling the American Riviera home for their operations. Given this, it becomes all the more impressive that this year marks Marlo Tell’s seventh win in a row in this always close category. Combining deep-tissue work with triggerpoint therapy and myofascial release, Tell and her crew of masseuses are able to treat patients afflicted by everything from chronic pain and acute muscle tightness to poor circulation and injury recovery. And in the year ahead, she is planning to add a corporate wellness program and special massage for your furry, tail-wagging friends.“Thank you to all of our clients who vote for us year after year,” says Tell enthusiastically

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Ultimately, it’s your experience that matters.

To be sure, we’re proud of our 27 years of experience in senior living. But, to us, what really matters is your experience at our communities.

We do everything with that idea clearly in mind.

So, go ahead, enjoy yourself with great social opportunities and amenities. Savor fine dining every day. And feel assured that assisted living services are always available if needed.

We invite you to experience Maravilla for yourself at a complimentary lunch and tour.

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quick what our voters already know — AAA takes care of you in ways the Internet simply cannot match. If it is air travel or a cruise, a road trip or a run to Disneyland that you are after, a session with a AAA agent will help you get there a little easier.

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Acupuncturist Anthony Kar 1725 State St., 898-1804

A regular runner-up in this category, licensed acupuncturist Anthony Kar was a bit thrown off when hearing of his victory. “Can I defer it?” he asked humbly. “I never win. I’d like whoever is second to get it.” But then, after giving it some more thought, he decided to accept. The son of the late and long-celebrated Santa Barbara–based acupuncturist and healer Lonnie Wu, Kar explained, “I am accepting in honor of my mom.”With a deeply grounded, caring, and knowledgeable bedside manner (I should know since he helped nurse me back to health after a run-in with pancreatic cancer), Kar is very much carrying on the family tradition in the hearts and minds of our readers.

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Since 1988, Dr. Lori Sender-O’Hara has been, in her words, “helping my patients express their full health potential.” With an expertise in the Gonstead technique, O’Hara combines advanced diagnostics (think X-rays and heat-sensing instruments) with hyper-specific hands-on adjustments of the spine to treat patients of all ages, from infants to the elderly.“Chiropractic allows people to function at their best and eliminate pain at the same time,” says the multiyear Best Of winner.“My expertise in the Gonstead technique is what makes me unique in Santa Barbara. I really want to thank my community for voting for me each year!”

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Dentist Johnson Family Dental Many locations, johnsonfamilydental.com

There was a time when Johnson Family Dental was known as La Cumbre Family Dental, but that was more than 50 years ago when Dr. Steve Johnson’s father, Gary, was in charge. Nowadays, the practice has locations peppered throughout Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, and “Dr. Steve” and his team continue the family’s brand of detail-minded, smile-focused dentistry. Even better, they do it all with a focus on community. Annual events like the Dentistry with Love (cleanings, extractions, and fillings won’t cost you a dime); the Little Hearts, Big Smiles (free cleanings and fluoride treatments for kids ages 1-13); and the Halloween-time Cash for Candy program are but a few of the ways Johnson Family Dental gives back to its patients and neighbors.

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Optometrist Dr. Cory Bream (Costco) 7095 Market Place Dr., Goleta, 562-1300, facebook.com/drbreamsoptometry

Found in a recently remodeled corner of Costco, Dr. Cory Bream’s office may be a bit oddly located, but that doesn’t impact her popularity with our readership in the least. Touted for her ability to handle walk-ins and regulars alike without missing a beat or sacrificing a smile, Bream and her team are open seven days a week and take appointments until 6 p.m. most days, the latter being a huge bonus for us working folk.

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best of santa barbara ® Scooter Dealership Ooty’s Scooters 629 E. Haley St., 965-8101, ootyscooters.com

For the family behind Ooty’s, the scooter revolution began during a six-month trip to Europe. Owner Chris Neely and his wife, Kathy, came home from that holiday on fire with the idea of helping spread the scooter gospel in their hometown, and soon enough, Ooty’s was born. “From the beginning, it has been about finding an alternative way to get around town that uses less gas and requires less bulk,” says Neely. Since opening in 2008, Ooty’s has converted some 2,000 Santa Barbarians to the pure and practical kicks of scooter life with new scoots and helped fan the flames of scores more with their repair-shop services. Though Neely has recently turned the daily operations of the store over to his son Ryan, the revolution is in no danger of slowing.“In Santa Barbara, riding a scooter is just too much fun.”

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Much to the chagrin of area cabbie outfits, Uber is once again king of the Santa Barbara taxi hill— hill without actually owning a single car. Relying on a small army of loosely professional and independently contracted drivers whom you contact via an app on your cell phone, Uber often gets you where you need to go for a few dollars less than their traditional and fully permitted counterparts, albeit in a ride that looks like any other car on the road. And, of course, there is the fact that a trip with Uber never requires cash or card in hand; all you need is your phone, and Uber’s ever increasing ubiquity.

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Motorcycle Dealership Ducati of Santa Barbara 17 W. Montecito St., 884-8443, ducatiofsb.com

And now this from the Not What You Expected Department: the Dunne family’s Ducati showroom here in S.B. is the oldest Ducati dealership in the United States. The celebrated high-performance Italian motorcycles have been available around these parts since 1978 thanks to the Dunnes, their shop serving as a cultural hub for motorcycle heads.“We are a big-kids toy store,” said Carlin Dunne. “We are third-generation motorcycle racers,

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New Car Dealership/ Used Car Dealership Toyota of Santa Barbara 5611 Hollister Ave., Goleta, 572-1130, toyotaofsantabarbara.com

Be it a brand-spanking-new ride or a reliable used rig that you are after, Toyota of Santa Barbara is the place to find it, according to Indy voters. Why? Well, to hear the dealership’s general manager, Mike Caldwell, tell it, it is a combination of “the best product available new or used” and a customer experience that is, by design, devoid of awkward haggling or weird salesperson games of bluff. Nobody works on commission at Toyota of Santa Barbara, so you can rest assured that you are getting the best price available. “Buying a car is not always the best experience, and we know it,” says Caldwell. “We’ve realized that if we get out of the way and don’t screw it up, and just work to make the process as enjoyable as possible for the customer, then it usually works out well for everybody.”

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Educated Car Wash 3735 State St., 687-8800, educatedcarwash.com

First off, this place has a gift shop and some of the most consistently low-priced gasoline pumps around. And while these two things would sweeten any car-washing setup to potentially award-winning levels, at Educated they simply sweeten the pot on what is already an aces operation: a 100 percent hand-washed service, biodegradable soaps, lamb’s wool washing mitts, tasty and quick eating options nearby, and a mind-blowing pace of service by the dudes washing your car. They attack it as a team and get it done quick. It can actually be enjoyable to watch.

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Quick Oil Change Jiffy Lube Many locations, jiffyl jiff ube.com

Technically speaking, this award is going to Jiffy Lube Service Station #1396. Synonymous with quick and affordable service, Jiffy Lube, like it is in cities and towns all over this country, is #1 with our readers. Conveniently located in the heart of downtown, our Lube provides the regular and necessary engine, fuel-system, and drivetrain services your car or truck needs to live a long and happy life. No appointment is necessary. And the shaded little picnic scene is a mighty fine place to have a short hang while your car gets worked on.

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Place to Get Tires Costco 7095 Market Place Dr., Goleta, 685-3199, costco.com

There are certain luxuries and benefits afforded by being the second-largest retailer in the world, and one of them is the ability to sell tires as cheap as or cheaper than anyone else in the game. Costco also offers a lifetime warranty on all the tires they sell, as well as a lifetime rotation and balancing service. It is a pretty tough deal to beat, save for the fact that they don’t really have an appointment system, so service time is very much at the mercy of that day’s schedule.

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“Every customer that comes in, that’s your boss. Those are the people writing your paycheck, so you better do right by them,” explained Kennedy’s owner, Mike Newton. It has been just over 15 years since Newton took over Kennedy’s, something he did after years of working as a master mechanic at assorted car dealerships between here and Beverly Hills. His win this year in Best Of caught him completely by surprise, as the repair shop doesn’t advertise or push their name in any way other than trying to do excellent work.

“All I do is fix everyone’s car exactly like I would like my car fixed,” said Newton.

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One of the biggest dogs in the rental car pack, Enterprise is once again the #1 choice of our readers. With outposts at the airport, on upper State, and down toward the highway end of Chapala, they are as easy to find in person as they are to find on the Internet. Helpful staff always works to get you the best rate, be it via the web or from them directly, and they also offer a free pickup service for those hectic days when you simply cannot find a ride.

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For the past three decades, Sullivan Goss has been both presenting and representing some of the biggest and brightest from the American art universe spanning the last three centuries. Led by its namesake owner, Frank Goss, the gallery has amassed a celebrated collection of American-made paintings, sculptures, drawings, and watercolors. Its public exhibitions, some 20 of them a year, run the gamut from hyper-local solo shows to internationally noted historical affairs and everything in between.

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OUT & ABOUT Dance Club Wildcat Lounge 15 W. Ortega St., 962-7970, wildcatlounge.com

As the night stretches out toward tomorrow, the Wildcat invariably heats up: whirling lights, deejays, thumping beats, scantily clad go-go dancers, plush red-pleather booths, a smoke-friendly back patio, and a dance floor that’s always at the epicenter of the action. For the ninth year in a row, the affectionately named “Shitty Kitty” is our readers’ pick for grooving, moving, and gyrating the night away. Visit on a Sunday night, and our town’s most consistent weekly party will be popping off as the club hosts Gay Night, an occasion that, over the years, has grown to include many bar/restaurant-industry workers and assorted cohorts looking to have some true fun before sleeping in on Monday morning.

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Museum Santa Barbara Museum of Art 1130 State St., 963-4364, sbma.net

Located prominently in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara, our Museum of Art lets visitors and citizens alike know that the arts are at the forefront of life here on the South Coast. We take this stuff seriously. Home to more than 5,000 years of human creativity, the museum balances a robust permanent collection of, among other things, contemporary American painting and photogra-

phy, 19th- and 20th-century American and European art, and the antiquities of Asia, especially China, with a commitment to traveling international exhibits and public educational outreach. “We look forward to continuing this mission in 2016 as the museum celebrates its 75th anniversary and begins a renovation project that not only addresses critical needs but also increases gallery space and improves the visitor experience,” says SBMA Director and CEO Larry Feinberg.

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33 W. Victoria St., 965-5400, ensembletheatre.com

Upon moving into their new digs at the much renovated Victoria Theatre just two years ago — it’s even called the New Vic now— now the Ensemble Theatre Company tackled everything from Metamorphoses and Amadeus to Tom Waits’s Woyzeck and this fall’s Sweeney Todd with what Executive Artistic Director Jonathan Fox describes as “a dedication to eclectic productions that often push the envelope.” This approach has, once again, assured the professional company unwavering support from our readership. And already they are looking tough to beat next year, as well, with the West Coast premiere of Wendy MacLeod’s comedy Women in Jeopardy this December and I Am My Own Wife and Bad Jews on the stage early in 2016.

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Fresh off a nine-week tour through China with 34 performances in 24 cities and already starting to gear up for the company’s annual Nutcracker shows, State Street Ballet Associate Artistic Director Leila Drake Fossek was noticeably pleased with the dance company’s win this year. “It is certainly good news to come home to,” she beamed before quickly pointing out that the support from the performing-arts community at large here in S.B., such as the S.B. Symphony and the Choral Society, are a big reason for State Street’s success.“We couldn’t do it without our collaborating partners,” said Drake Fossek.

“And, of course, the people of Santa Barbara voting for us is great. I mean, that’s our audience.”

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Under maestro Nir Kabaretti, the Santa Barbara Symphony has become the bridge it was always destined to be between our community and the international music scene. Attracting world-class soloists like Ingrid Fliter, André Watts, and Lynn Harrell is only part of the picture; the rest is the dynamic and adventurous programming — who can forget Ted Atkatz and the Rouse Percussion Concerto with its dueling trap sets? — and the extraordinary devotion this orchestra shows to its audience.

Whether that’s the lively and informative preconcert talks of Saïd Ramón Araïza, the Youth Symphony, or the music classroom on wheels known as the Music Van, you can be certain that whatever the S.B. Symphony presents will be of the highest quality and will represent the latest ideas about creating community engagement with art.

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A sandstone-studded, open-air amphitheater with sweeping views of the city and the ocean beyond, the Bowl isn’t just Santa Barbara’s best live music venue; it is regularly ranked by touring artists as one of the best venues in the entire country. Originally built in 1936 as a home for annual Fiesta celebrations, the Bowl has endured through the years, reinventing itself a few times over and bearing witness to countless historic concerts along the way, welcoming legends and upstarts alike to its stage. Millions of dollars’ worth of remodels and upgrades in recent times have brought the venue roaring into the 21st century, all but guaranteeing that the party has really only just begun at the top of Milpas hill.

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best of santa barbara ® OUT & ABOUT A sit-down Mexican joint by day, Sandbar clears out the tables and becomes a buzzing and joyful hive of booze and youthful debauchery by night. While the infamous old tree in the courtyard is long gone, the raucous twenty-somethings’ dancing and drinking party remains the true calling card of this State Street establishment. Late-night drink specials, live music, deejays, lots of space to hang out and make out, and food with just the right amount of grease to complement your pursuit of drunk—Thursday nights at Sandbar is college.

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The late and legendary Captain Fred Benko is no longer with us, but thankfully the boat he had custom built to be a top-notch whale-watching vessel is still making daily rounds in the Santa Barbara Channel. Whether it’s migrating grays or resident humpbacks or orcas or blues, a day trip on the Condor Express is about as sure a bet as you will find in the country, if not the world, when it comes to looking for whales. They even have a “Whale Watch Guarantee” that promises you a free second trip if your first one doesn’t deliver the goods. As an added bonus, especially so in the warm-water realities of this El Niño season, there is often no shortage of other eye candy when cruising on the Condor: dolphins, sharks, sea turtles, and flying fish are but a few of the bonus critters you might encounter along the way.

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S.B. Tour Company Land and Sea Tours: The Land Shark 216 Arboleda Rd., 683-7600, out2seesb.com

It’s impossible not to smile when you see The Land Shark coming, as the big and clumsy-looking bus/boat hybrid lampoons itself both on the road and in the sea.

And then there are the guests on board, always laughing and carrying on as if they are having the time of their lives. Fully narrated with a great mix of history, info, and humor, the 90-minute tours of quintessential S.B. spots is pure fun for born-and-raised locals and day-tripping visitors alike. Perhaps best of all, they have no affiliations and refuse to take kickbacks or paid endorsements, so all the sightseeing and snark provide a pure and curated view of life in Santa Barbara.

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Best Beach Butterfly Beach It is a special beach that can alternate between jam-packed, flesh-heavy, fun-time meat market and quiet, family-friendly, beach paradise with room to roam. But such are the realities of Butterfly Beach, often both within the same day. The closest sand to the Four Seasons Biltmore Hotel, the Santa Barbara Cemetery, and Ty Warner’s sprawling coastal estate, this slice of shore does not disappoint, with a mostly rock-less swimming area, mellow wave action, and a bend of headlands that regularly keeps the prevailing winds blocked.

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Bed & Breakfast Inn The Upham 1404 De la Vina St., 962-0058, uphamhotel.com

Built in 1871, the Upham is the longest-running inn statewide, let alone in Santa Barbara. And while they have certainly evolved the experience to include all the creature comforts and conveniences of these modern times you could ask for, a night or two at the Upham or adjacent Country House really does feel like a little bit of time travel. This is a definite landmark property and living bit of history. “We are a real throwback to a simpler and quieter time,” says General Manager Jan Martin Winn. “A stay with us is really quite unlike a stay with most other hotels or B&Bs you will find in the area.”

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Setting ablaze the fantasies of teenage boys everywhere with their barely PG-13 catalogs since the 1980s, Victoria’s Secret is the big fish of lingerie no matter what sized pond you are swimming in. They send out 375 million catalogs a year, and their stable of models has included both household names and rising stars of the catwalk, while their annual televised fashion show gets millions of viewers around the globe. Their outpost in Paseo Nuevo is but one small part of a much bigger empire, but, for our readers, the well-staffed warehouse of intimates and delicates is #1.

Finalist: Purrmission

Any catering company that can go from vegan to vegetarian to gluten-free to fried chicken and Belgian buttermilk waffles without missing a beat or sacrificing even one ounce of deliciousness is clearly a special sort of operation. Lynette La Mere’s Pure Joy Catering is exactly that type of business. As full-service an outfit as you could ask for, Pure Joy is once again our readers’ landslide pick for caterers here in Santa Barbara. No matter the occasion, from weddings and birthdays to cocktail parties, corporate affairs, or whack-a-doodle theme parties, La Mere and crew have you covered with their trademark “sexy” food.

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If you are in the market for an event deejay, the trick, according to Gavin Roy, is to try and check out the deejay at work but not get too hung up on the playlist.“Don’t listen to the music that I’m playing,” says Roy.“Just watch the dance floor. That is how you judge a deejay, based on whether or not people are moving and dancing.” Since 1999, Roy has been spinning hits and dropping beats in Santa Barbara, his skills getting folks to shake their moneymakers at nightclubs and weddings, bar mitzvahs, corporate parties, and a holy host of other get-togethers.

“It takes a while to get anywhere in S.B.,” says Roy.“This isn’t a flash-in-the-pan town. But I’ve been consistent, and people know they can trust me. I think that is why The Indy readers vote for me.”

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that you simply cannot and will not find anywhere else.

“We provide one-of-a-kind dresses and a one-of-a-kind shopping experience,” says Restivo.

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Owner Mike Quesada is crazy about flowers. From bouquets to visual merchandising displays to custom party work, this family-style shop isn’t just up for the challenge; they live for it.“The bottom line for us is that we really just love what we do,” said Quesada. “We just can’t get enough of it.”

Finalist: tHe Dress

Tuxedo Rental Mission Tuxedos 135 W. Mission St., 569-3334, missiontuxedos.com

Panache Bridal

For the fifth consecutive year, Indy readers selected Mission Tuxedo as the place to go in Santa Barbara for when the occasion calls for men’s formal wear but your bank account says otherwise. With tuxedo rentals starting at just $79 and hundreds of styles and color variations to choose from, Mission Tux is poised to have you looking sharp for weddings, proms, and whatever other type of fancy party you may find yourself invited to. The inevitable penguin jokes during try-ons are free!

1315 State St., 892-4000, panachebridals.com

Finalist: men’s WearHouse

Finalist: ViCtor tHe Florist

Bridal Shop “We want to make that childhood dream dress come true for each of our brides,” explains Panache Bridal’s manager, Liz Restivo. And, if that dream dress happens to cost $12,000, Panache will have you covered. Factoring in sister stores in Beverly Hills, Costa Mesa, and Pasadena, Panache has a selection of designers, silhouettes, and price points that is hard to beat and a staff that works overtime to make a bride feel comfortable and “keep ’em excited.” They carry unique one-off designs

Restaurant with a View Boathouse 2981 Cliff Dr., 898-2628, sbfishhouse.com/boathouse

To be certain, the Boathouse will be one of the first places evacuated should a real-deal tsunami ever make its way to Santa Barbara. The White family’s restaurant/

bar at Hendry’s Beach is one of our town’s few true ocean-side eating experiences, as the restaurant is essentially on the sand. With an outdoor patio, an indoor/ outdoor bar, and windows for walls, nearly every seat in the house affords a full view of the Pacific with little to no neck craning necessary. With the heights of the Mesa and Hope Ranch bookending the scene and Arroyo Burro Creek at the far end of the parking lot, idyllic is too soft a word to describe the daily dose of sublime beauty that unfolds as the sun drops on the scene. The good food and drinks don’t hurt, either.

Finalist: BelmonD el enCanto

Limo Service RockStar Transportation 882-9191, rockstarSB.com

With a fleet of limousines, RockStar has the ability to get you and a small army of your friends from point A to point B in seriously high fashion. Never mind their town cars and trolleys and SUVs; take their Lincoln, Chrysler, and stretch Charger limos and, of course, the 12-passenger, karaoke-ready Mercedes Sprinter van.

They all come with flat screens and ice chests and mood lighting and all sorts of other fancy accoutrements.Your long-dreamed-of sun-roof party moment while cruising down State Street is but a phone call away.

Finalist: a anD J limousine

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best of santa barbara ® Hotel/Motel • Sunday Brunch Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara 1260 Channel Dr., 969-2261, fourseasons.com/ SantaBarbara

Understated elegance and otherworldly landscaping are but two of the reasons why the Four Seasons Biltmore is tops with our readers. Just a stone’s throw from the water’s edge in Montecito, the Biltmore has been a hot spot for the most discerning and comfort-seeking travelers since 1927. It’s a popular weekend getaway for Hollywood types, not to mention a legendary local go-to for the brunch buffet of a lifetime. There is a full-service spa, world-class dining, the nearby Coral Casino and Beach and Cabana Club at the ready for guests, and every other luxury accoutrement you could ask for.

Finalists: BaCara Cara resort & sPa C sP (Hotel/Motel) Boat ouse (Sunday BruncH) BoatH H

Wedding Cake Shop Your Cake Baker 2018 Cliff Dr., 845-5519, yourcakebaker.com

By his own estimates, Wayne Kjar figures more than 4.2 million people have tasted his cakes over the years. The son of the legendary Santa Barbara cake wizard Henning Kjar, Wayne is helping carry on the family tradition in mighty fine form. With more than 3,000 different combinations of cake flavors, fillings, and frostings available, Kjar isn’t kidding when he says, “We do the cake exactly the way you order it. We will do what it takes.”

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s p o rt i n g l i f e Health Club Santa Barbara Athletic Club (Swell) Many locations, sbac.swellclubs.com There is no shortage of ways to pursue a better version of yourself at the Santa Barbara Athletic Club. You can play in a squash league, swim laps in a heated outdoor pool, lift weights with a personal trainer, take a spinning or yoga or Pilates class, or just hammer a Muscle Up power smoothie at the in-house Earthbar. And all of this is right smack in the heart of downtown. “After recently upgrading the club, it is a great honor to be recognized by the community as the best health club in town,” said Swell Athletic Clubs President Janice Lesin.

“Our main goal is to create a state-of-the-art product in an environment that is supportive and caring. It is very rewarding to know that our members recognize us for that.”

work schedule. “Our approach is to make yoga simple and accessible for beginners and advanced practitioners alike,” sums up co-owner Brandon Cox when asked why they have been able to become so popular so fast. As an added bonus, their studios both come equipped with lockers, showers, and several other spa-esque amenities.

FINALIST: YOGA SOUP

Martial Arts Studio Martial Arts Family Fitness 122 E. Gutierrez St., 963-6233, kickboxers.com

FINALIST: BAY CLUB

This is the dojo that does it all. From kids’ classes to adult programs to kickboxer training to “hyper-pro” courses (think high jumps, flips, twists, and weapons), owners Dave Wheaton and Melodee Meyer have built a house of high kicks that warmly exudes community and, above all else, health. They even do birthday parties. Their intensive, nine-week Kickboxers Ultimate Training class is approaching legendary status around these parts for its ability to bring out the athlete in anyone.

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FINALIST: PARAGON BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU & KICKBOXING

CorePower Yoga

Dance Studio

Two locations, corepoweryoga.com

Relatively new to Santa Barbara’s already well-developed yoga-studio landscape, CorePower climbed from second place in last year’s readers’ poll to No. 1 in only its second year of being open for business. Its centrally located State Street spot (there is also a CorePower in Goleta) has a full schedule of classes from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. every day of the week, making them an ideal fit for virtually anyone’s

Santa Barbara Dance Arts 531 E. Cota St., 966-5299, sbdancearts.com

For the greater part of the past decade, Alana Tillim’s dance studio has been taking home top honors in this category, and guess what? They have gotten even better.

Last year saw them move into a new 9,000-square-foot

Skateboard Shop Church of Skatan 26 E. Gutierrez St., 899-1586, churchofskatan.com

You know you have achieved a lofty level of popularity when the Land Shark tour shouts you out to tourists as a Santa Barbara icon. Our beloved area skate shop is just such a special place. Actually — and brilliantly— brilliantly located in an old church, Church of Skatan is the undisputed cultural hub of our extended skate scene. They also have a spectacular mural on their back exterior wall of the kid from Where the Wild Things Are pushing his skate on down the road.“I grew up in Carp and would come here for everything. It was the heart of the skating community,” says manager/buyer Naren Porter-Kasbati.“And we still are. Every day it’s about our community and all the kids who skateboard.”

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studio on East Cota. “It is like a Los Angeles– or New York-caliber space,” says Tillim. With a focus on building confidence through dance and classes ranging from jazz, hip-hop, and contemporary to ballet, aerial, and beyond, the studio has something for everyone.“We have kids aged 2 to 72 currently enrolled in classes right now.

We are a lot more than just a studio space,” says Tillim gleefully.

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C o nt i n u e d Outdoor Fitness Program SWEAT Outdoors

1226 Santa Barbara St., 705-5790, sweatoutdoors.com

Born informally just five years ago from a desire to actively enjoy the bevy of open-air goodness that Santa Barbara has to offer, SWEAT Outdoors has fast become a reader favorite. “Fitness is a challenge for a lot of people, so any way you can make it fun, that is what we are all about,” says instructor/cofounder Kayla Johnson. And so 20 times a week, Johnson, partner Jason Baker, or one of their six other trainers is leading a high-octane workout in a city park, on a trail in the hills, or at the beach—maybe even in the water. The equipmentlight, hour-long sessions in the sunshine have really struck a chord with Santa Barbarians, but what will happen if El Niño rages this winter? “That’s not a problem. We embrace it all,” says Johnson.“We are a rain-or-shine company.”

FINALIST: JENNY SCHATZLE

Campground El Capitán 968-1033, parks.ca.gov

Outwardly recovered from this past spring’s nearby oil spill, El Cap is a sold-out summertime hot spot and often sleepy off-season slice of paradise for those in the know: shaded campsites, a world-class beach, oceanfront BBQ pits, a meandering creek finding its way through the park, oak trees, and sycamores. The canyon that funnels its way down to the campground has long been celebrated by the Chumash for being a place of healing and spiritual renewal. Should you spend even just one night here, the reasons for this reputation will become as overtly obvious to you as they are to our readers.

FINALIST: REFUGIO STATE BEACH

Camping Gear Store Platinum Ring with 4.51 Carat Center Diamond

REI 321 Anacapa St., 560-1938, rei.com/stores/santa-barbara.html

Santa Barbara doesn’t typically take too well to the big-box-store, mainstreamretail approach, but for REI, our readers are willing to forgo their judgements.

After all, we are a town that loves the great outdoors, and, well, REI does a darn good job at helping outfit you for whatever open-air adventure you have planned. They also have employees with seemingly supernatural abilities to find you exactly what you are looking for, even if you have no idea what exactly that something is. Become a member of their unique rewards program, and the experience gets even sweeter.

FINALIST: MOUNTAIN AIR SPORTS

Surf Shop Channel Islands Surfboards 36 Anacapa St., 966-7213, cisurfboards.com

812 State Street • Santa Barbara 966.9187 1482 East Valley Road • Montecito 565.4411 BryantAndSons.com Consecutive Winners of News Press Readers’ Choice Award and Independent Best Jewelry Store Award

Channel Islands is to surfboards what Nike is to running shoes. No matter where you are on this planet, if there is a wave to ride, chances are that CI’s telltale honeycomb logo is somewhere close by, either on a surfboard, a T-shirt, or a sticker stuck anonymously on a prominent street sign. Built around Al Merrick’s shapes and designs, the company, which has its factory in Carpinteria and its flagship store in Santa Barbara, has grown over the decades to become a household name among wave riders everywhere. Luckily for us, it is still just our local surf shop.

FINALIST: SURF N’ WEAR’S BEACH HOUSE

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Pilates Studio Fit Buddha 330 State St., 901-3440, fitbuddhafitness.com

A common response from folks who have experienced Fit Buddha goes something like this: “It is the hardest workout I have ever done … but I love it!” Even better, according to the folks who run the place, the reason for this reaction is something called a Megaformer. “Using the Megaformer makes it like some sort of bionic Pilates. It is more of a complete fitness experience than you will find at other studios,” says owner/instructor Marcus Kettles.

This marks the third year in a row that the Buddha has won this category, an impressive feat for the four-year-old studio and one that Kettles chalks up to the awesome, aforementioned superhero-named apparatus and his team of trained instructors.“You can have a great machine, but if you don’t have the right trainer, then it just won’t work for you.”

FINALIST: IM=X PILATES

Swimwear Store Bikini Factory 2275 Ortega Hill Rd., Summerland, 969-2887, bikinifactory.com

There is a mantra that guides the Bikini Factory: “We just want women to feel comfortable in their suits.” True to their word, they have been going above and beyond with their inventory and service to make sure that is possible ever since opening their doors in Santa Barbara nearly a half century ago. Now located a short distance from the beach in Summerland, this sand-and-salt-friendly boutique offers hundreds of bikini separates, one-pieces, board shorts, and sundresses from more than 30 different brands. They also help you design and create the custom bikini of your dreams.

FINALIST: SURF N’ WEAR’S BEACH HOUSE

Snowboard/Ski Gear Store Mountain Air Sports 14 State St., 962-0049, mountainairsports.com

According to Indy readers, there is no one better in S.B. at outfitting you for snow season fun than Mountain Air Sports. This will be an important fact to remember if the El Niño hype machine currently working overtime is even half right this coming winter. Whether you are looking to buy some new gear, repair chewed-up old boards, or just rent a setup for a weekend on the slopes, Mountain Air has you covered with rates cheaper than anything you will find in a ski town (travel days are free when renting!). “We are stoked that our customers are showing us some appreciation for doing what we do,” says manager Joey Duddridge, whose folks opened the place back in 1979.“Now everybody better start doing a snow dance.”

FINALIST: REI

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best of santa barbara ® sporting life C o nt i n u e d Bicycle Shop

Bicycle Bob’s 320 S. Kellogg Ave., Goleta, 682-4699, bicyclebobs-sb.com

As decorated a winner of previous Best Ofs as any business in town, Bicycle Bob’s is showing no signs of giving up its spot in the hearts and minds of our readers. No matter your specific bicycle kink, Bob’s got your back with a full complement of Treks and Electras and Bontrager parts. “Our goal has always been to just try and treat people right,” says longtime employee and store buyer Roger Moore when asked what Bob’s secret to success is. “That, and focus on providing good quality customer service.”

FINALIST: VELO PRO CYCLERY

Place to Get Athletic Shoes Santa Barbara Running Many locations, sbrunningco.com

This part of the world is a mighty fine place for running, and without S.B. Running holding it down from its headquarters in the Funk Zone, it would be a heck of a lot harder to enjoy. Whether you are a tender-toed non-runner or a grizzled ultra marathon vet or just a weekend warrior who likes to break a sweat in any number of ways, S.B. Running has the perfect shoe for you. Even better, the store offers advanced fitting services that guarantee you the best-fitting shoe of your life. “We love helping our community get laced up in the right shoe. Thank you again for this wonderful honor!” says owner Monica DeVreese on the occasion of winning her 10th Best Of in a row.

FINALIST: BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS

Golf Course Santa Barbara Golf Club (aka Muni) 3500 McCaw Ave., 687-7087, sbgolf.com

Owned and maintained by the city, the municipal golf course — or Muni, as it is widely known — has been doing great things despite the ongoing big-time bummers of the drought. Unlike many of its golf-course peers around S.B., it had to adhere to the city-imposed water restrictions. In fact, according to Mark Sewell, the business manager for S.B. Parks & Rec, Muni hasn’t just met the target; it exceeded it. While the resulting burnout of its fairways and greens has “hampered our ability to appeal to golfers,” says Sewell, the course still has the highest number of rounds played in the county and is, for the first time in years, back at the top with our readers.

FINALIST: GLEN ANNIE GOLF CLUB

Place to Shoot Pool Don Q Family Billiard Center 1128 Chapala St., 845-3197, donqfamilybilliards.com

If and when Don Q ever closes its doors, Santa Barbara will be a markedly less cool place to call home. A bit of a time capsule experience, this all-ages hangout is a true American billiards hall. The only joint in town with legitimate professional standard nine-foot tables (they have five of them!) to go along with a couple more common seven-foot amateur tables and a 10-foot three-cushion carambola setup, it is clear to even the casual visitor that Don Q takes great pride in the state of their playing surfaces. They are open seven days a week until 2 a.m., with League Night on Tuesdays, eight-ball tournaments on Mondays, and a variety of other tournaments and goings-on throughout the year. Add to this the fact that they have a sneaky good selection of bottled beer available, and you have yourself a winner.

FINALIST: DARGAN’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT

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Thank you for Voting Corks n’ Crowns The Finalist for Urban Tasting Room!

Book your Holiday Party & Get Corporate Gifts Now! 32 Anacapa Street, Funk Zone, SB | Daily 11am-7pm 805.845.8600 | www.corksandcrowns.com

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S.B. Columnist Starshine Roshell The Santa Barbara Independent, independent.com

She’s outrageous, hilarious, insightful, prolific, and crazy good at turns of phrase, so there is little wonder why our very own Starshine Roshell is our readers’ pick once again as the best columnist in town. Every other week, her words explode off the page like some sort of hyper-intelligent social commentator a few glasses deep into a bottle of wine.

“In any other scenario, someone who’s compelled to tell strangers about her personal problems — in blush-inducing detail— detail is considered a loser,” says Starshine,“so winning something for it is a refreshing turn of events. Thanks, you nutty readers!”

FINALIST: NICK WELSH

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S.B. Radio Station KjEE 92.9 kjee.com

On your radio dial, 92.9 is as Santa Barbara–centric as they come. Their sound is a definite Southern California– flavored type of modern rock; they have “The Palm” doing their news every morning; they have real, live-on-air deejays who you actually see in town, like Phat J, Bernie Baggs, the Cool Ruler, and Dave Hanacek; and their Summer Round-Up concert at the Bowl is an annual apex event for kids around these parts, not to mention the many other concerts KjEE helps put on during the rest of the year. Add it all up, and you get a radio station doing the things that most others stopped doing years ago. This, precisely, is why our readers love them so.

FINALIST: KTYD 99.9

It has been more than a decade since the late Peter Sklar started edhat.com, a community-minded, citizen-journalist-powered, news-story-collecting service. By curating stories from various media outlets as well as familiar characters around town and posting them messageboard-style online, Edhat has become a favorite destination for news-seeking Santa Barbarians. You can find just about everything on Edhat Edhat’s boards, from breaking news updates about power outages to recommendations for a trustworthy housecleaner to pictures of a neighbor’s particularly fat cat. The comments pages also serve as a deep, deep well of entertainment, information, and cyber angst. It only follows that their twitter handle, @Edhat @Edhat, has now achieved similar top-of-the-heap status.

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Paseo Nuevo LIVE Concert Series

Live concerts in the heart of downtown from 5 to 7 in the evening, highlighting the traditional and contemporary of the jazz genre.

S chedule of events OCTOBER 15 trioKAIT

Look for the music lounge and twinkling lights across from the cinemas.

Text CONCERTS to 444222 to access the schedule on the go.

OCTOBER 22 Jade Hendrix featuring Jacob Scesney on sax

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As always, find the complete listings online at independent.com/events. And if you have an event coming up, submit it at independent.com/eventsubmit.

Lusitania, Then and 10/15: Lusitania Now Diver Dr. Richard Slater will discuss the history of Lusitania, ocean liner and world’s largest passenger ship. He will also go over the controversies of its sinking and the dives he made on the wreck for National Geographic in 1993. Members-only reception: 6:15pm; lecture: 7pm.

S.B. Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Wy. Free-$10. Call 962-8404 or visit sbmm.org.

10/15: Michaela Haas Most know about post-traumatic stress syndrome, but only a few know about the evidence of post-traumatic growth. Join Haas as she signs her new book for those seeking inspiration to improve their lives, Bouncing Forward. Learn how to look at crises from different angles — physical, mental, emotional, psychological, and spiritual — to benefit from pain and adversity. 7pm.

Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call 682-6787 or visit chaucersbooks.com.

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Thursday 10/15 10/15: Tijuana Panthers with Ghost Tiger + Melissa Brooks & The Aquadolls 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $11-$13. Visit newnoisesb.com.

10/16-10/18: The Hound of the Baskervilles Go back in time to autumn 1889 in London as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson find out the cause of Sir Charles Baskerville’s death. Watch them solve the case from their rooms on Baker Street, the streets of London, and the moors of Devonshire. The show runs through October 31. Thu.-Sat.: 7:30pm; Sun.: 2pm. Garvin Theatre, SBCC, 721 Cliff Dr. $14-$26. Call 965-5935 or visit theatregroupsbcc.com.

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963-0408 or visit centerstage theater.org.

10/16: Thee Commons, The Hidden Depths Thee Commons will bring their psychedelic cumbia mixing punk, surf, garage, and old-school rock ’n’ roll. Don’t miss this opportunity to be on the edge of the Latino music scene. 9pm. Del Pueblo Café, 5164 Hollister Ave. $5-$10.

Call 692-8800.

10/16-10/18: The Antiques, Decorative Arts & Vintage Show and Sale Dealers all over the West Coast will sell period furniture, garden artifacts, decorative accessories, paintings, estate jewelry, china, and more.

This event benefits CALM (Child Abuse Listening Mediation). Fri.Sat.: 11am-6pm; Sun.: 11am-5pm.

Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. Free-$6. Visit calm antiqueshows.com.

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10/16-10/17: The Voodoo Strut Celebrate Halloween early with Halloween-themed dance pieces, fun costumes, tricks, and treats. Performers of all ages will present jazz, tap, hip-hop, and more. 7pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. $13-$20. Call

10/15: Penguin Prison with Baio 8pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15-$17. Ages 18+. Call 962-7776 or visit newnoisesb.com.

10/15: Retox with Easter Teeth 9pm. Whiskey Richards, 435 State St. $5. Ages 21+. Visit newnoisesb.com.

Friday 10/16 10/16: U.S. Elevator, Pacific Haze, Pleasure, Afishnsea The Moon 7:30pm. Blind Tiger, 409 State St. $10. Ages 21+. Visit newnoisesb.com.

room, 100 E. Carrillo St. $12-$15.

Visit dancesantabarbara.com.

Friday 10/16 10/16: 3rd Friday Swing Dances Fridays are for swing dancing, and if you don’t know how, take a quick class followed by a night of music by the Ventura Jazz Orchestra Sextet with Donna Greene. If you already know how to cut a rug, then just come for the dance! Lesson: 8:15; dance: 8:45-11:30pm. Carrillo Ball-

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10/15: Ecstasy: Linking the Humanities and the Brain What does it mean to be ecstatic? Ann Taves, chair of Catholic studies at UCSB, will discuss the range of experiences that people characterize as ecstatic and the mechanisms involved. 4pm. McCune Conference Rm., 6020 HSSB, UCSB. Free. Call 893-3907 or visit www .ihc.ucsb.edu/ecstasy.

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10/16: An Evening with Mike Yankoski The author of Under the Overpass: A Journey of Faith on the Streets of America, Mike Yankoski, along with some friends, dropped out of Westmont College for a quarter to intentionally become homeless and experience life on the streets, and he will share his life-altering experience at this talk followed by a book-signing.

7-9pm. Alhecama Theatre, 914 Santa Barbara St. $30. Visit worth streetreach.org.

10/16: Joey Cape & Dave Hause 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $13-$15. Ages 21+. Visit newnoisesb.com.

10/16: The Black Lips with Ariel Pink 8pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $25. Ages 21+. Call 962-7776 or visit newnoisesb.com.

saTurday 10/17 10/17: Hirie & The Rainbow Girls, Erisy Watt 7pm.

SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15. Ages 21+.

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10/17: Beta Play, Layovr, The Maybe Somedays 8pm.

Blind Tiger, 409 State St. $10. Ages 21+. Visit newnoisesb .com.

10/17: Prayers with Plague Vendor 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $15. Visit newnoisesb.com.

sunday 10/18 10/18: New Noise Block Party This block party will feature Run the Jewels, Gardens & Villa, Fashawn, The Blues & Greys, Tower, Rastan & Caleto, deejay sets, food trucks, live art, beer and wine gardens, and more. 1-8pm. 120 Gray Ave., Downtown S.B. $25-$30. Visit newnoisesb.com.

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15-21 10/16-10/17: Good Day Examine grief, spirituality, and the nature of love and reconciliation through the characters of a prodigal daughter and an exterminator. This play, written by alumna Diana Lynn Small, includes mature content, adult language, and real Chinese food. The show runs through October 24. 7pm. Porter Theatre, Westmont College, 955 La Paz Rd. $7-$12. Call 565-7040 or visit westmont.edu.

saTurday 10/17 10/17-10/18: 9th Annual Santa Ynez Chumash Culture Days Devote this time to honoring the California-style Native American singing and dancing. Enjoy authentic arts and crafts, food, a traditional Handgame Tournament, storytelling, a blessing and honoring of the elders, and more. Sat.: 1-10pm; Sun.: 11:30am-4pm.

Tribal Hall, Chumash Reservation, 100 Via Juana Ln., Santa Ynez. Free. Visit santaynezchumash.org/culture.html.

10/17: Day of the Dead: La Catrina This Day of the Dead celebration’s theme is La Catrina, the most recognizable image of Día de los Muertos.

Sugar skull painting, masks, maracas, bracelets, and other crafts will be available to do.

1-4pm. Carpinteria Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria.

Free. Call 684-4314 or visit sbp library.org.

10/17: Baila Baila Band Get up, dance, and have fun with contagious rock ’n’ roll, reggae, and Latin rhythms by the Baila Baila Band. This show, reinforcing Spanish-speaking skills, is tailored to kids of all ages and languages. 1-2pm. Music Bowl, UCSB. Free. Call 893-8411 or visit mcc.sa.ucsb.edu.

10/17: Spirit of Dana Point Tall Ship Dockside Tours & Public Sail Come take a tour of this tall ship for free, and if you want to take a small sail, there’s a fee. Yo, ho, ho! While you’re down at the harbor, check out the fun maritime activities, foods, and more at the Harbor & Seafood Festival also taking place (see featured event, top right). Tour: 11am-

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10/17: S.B. Harbor & Seafood Festival Enjoy fresh seafood, food demonstrations, sing-alongs, educational booths, arts and crafts (such as making your own mini lighthouse), touch tanks, tours, live music, and a lot more. 10am-5pm.

S.B. Harbor, Harbor Wy. Free. Visit harbor festival.org.

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10/17: Diana Estep Fun 5K Trail Run This race is to honor Waldorf School teacher and mentor Diana Estep, who passed away last year. Enjoy a fun day out and the beautiful foothills and creeks as Ms. Estep did.

After the run, check out booths of businesses supporting you and your health. Proceeds will go toward the education of the children at the Waldorf School.

Check-in: 8:20am; race: 9:15am.

Tucker’s Grove Park, 805 San Antonio Creek Rd. $15-$33.95.

Visit tinyurl.com/dianaesteprun.

10/17: Garden Planning with the Experts Get expert guidance, and then shop around the Fall Plant Sale. A garden walk will follow the guided tour of the Garden Grower’s Nursery.

9:30am-noon. S.B. Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd. $5-$15. Call 682-4726 or visit sbbg.org.

10/17: Tim Flannery & The Lunatic Fringe, Angela Easterling & Brandon Turner You may have seen him as a Padre or a Giant, but this athlete is also a seasoned fingerstyle legend and songwriter of Americana music.

He and his band, The Lunatic Fringe, will put on a show that will also feature folk singer Angela Easterling and guitarist Brandon Turner. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $34. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero .com.

10/17: Haley Street Youth and Family Center One-Year Anniversary BBQ A YMCA satellite location, the Haley Street Youth and Family Center is celebrating its first-year

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10/17: Rebecca Alexander In the new book Not Fade Away, Rebecca Alexander shares how she was born with a rare genetic mutation called Usher syndrome type III, causing her to lose her sight and hearing since she was a child. Told she would be completely blind and deaf by 30, Alexander is now a 35-year-old psychotherapist and a spin instructor who regularly competes in endurance races.

7pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call 682-6787 or visit chaucersbooks.com.

10/17: EBF Productions: Variety United Professional and community members will perform a wide variety of acts suitable for all ages for World Vision, an organization tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

Before the show, there will be a lobby marketplace where you can buy from artists and vendors. Marketplace: 6pm; show: 7pm. Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. Free-$20. Call 963-6440 or visit ebfproductions.org/ variety-united.html.

10/17: 4th Annual Veteran Stand Down Stand Down will provide services to 500 veterans, their legal spouses, and dependents 18 years and younger to get the help they need, including legal issues, recovery, housing, employment, and health services for vets and pets, too.

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Harvest Dinner and Visit to Sedgwick Reserve

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Thursday 10/15 10/15: Opening Night Party with Luke Savisky Artist Luke Savisky and his friend and musical collaborator Brian McBride will kick off the festival. There will be food and drinks. 7:30pm.

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Friday 10/16 10/16: Jennifer Vanderpool + Paige Bossier: The Trial of Isabella This operatic contemporary theater work fuses drama, costuming, and video imagery on the female body as a site for power struggle. 6-6:20pm. Museum of Contemporary Art S.B., 653 Paseo Nuevo. Free. Call 966-5373 or visit mcasantabarbara .org.

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10/16: Rosy Simas and François Richomme: transfuse This is a new work by Native American contemporary dance choreographer Rosy Simas and French composer François Richomme.

8pm. Museum of Contemporary Art S.B., 653 Paseo Nuevo. Free.

Call 966-5373 or visit mcasantabarbara.org.

saTurday 10/17 10/17: Poolside Brunch with Art, Libations, and Music!

Come meet the On Edge artists and enjoy an interactive brunch, a deejay set by Nikki Jean and Double O, and a cash bar with signature cocktails. 11am. The Goodland, 5650 Calle Real, Goleta. $20-$25. Call 966-5373 or visit mcasantabarbara.org.

10/17: Devin Kenny, Sorry for the Weight: Urban Music, the Archive, and Surveillance This performative lecture addresses, over the span of several decades, the relationship between hiphop, R&B, trap, rap, and other “urban” genres. 3pm. Museum of Contemporary Art S.B., 653 Paseo Nuevo. Free. Call 966-5373 or visit mcasantabarbara.org.

10/17: Luis Tentindo: Liquid Past L.A.-based object-theater artist Luis Tentindo uses a paper landscape with micro-scale elements and live-feed video to tell an abstract and meditative story. 5-5:30pm. Museum of Contemporary Art S.B., 653 Paseo Nuevo. Free. Call 966-5373 or visit mcasantabarbara.org.

10/17: Mikael Jorgensen and James Merle Thomas: Quindar Join James and Mikael (a k a Quindar) who by using NASA Audio and Video along with electronic instruments will create soundscapes and danceable songs in front of a large-scale dynamic projection of vintage and rare 16mm and 35mm film clips. 7:30-9:30pm. The Goodland, 5650 Calle Real, Goleta. Free.

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10/17-10/18: Carmina Burana Celebrate the opening show of S.B. Symphony’s new season. This night will start with Beethoven and Bernstein, culminating with a heart-pounding performance by State Street Ballet and S.B. Choral Society.

Sat.: 8pm; Sun.: 3pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $28-$133.

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sunday 10/18 10/18: Anna Deavere Smith Anna Deavere Smith’s powerful voice, accompanied by Robert McDuffie on violin and Anne Epperson on piano, will explore the voices and stories that shaped the civil-rights movement. Never Givin’ Up brings new theatrical works and delivers threads of strength, love, and reason and shares the timeliness of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” 7pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. $15-$50. Call 893-3535 or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu.

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10/18: Xavier Cha: Conductor This 12-minute performance of a conductor directing a piece of music without the orchestra will have the audience experiencing this concert with a visceral empathic response. 4pm. Museum of Contemporary Art S.B., 653 Paseo Nuevo. Free. Call 966-5373 or visit mca santabarbara.org.

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10/18: Heather Kravas: dead, disappears Come see this new solo performance that references the choreographer’s body and her own body of work. 6pm. Museum of Contemporary Art S.B., 653 Paseo Nuevo. Free. Call 966-5373 or visit mcasantabarbara.org.

Feel10/18: Dynasty Handbag: Good Morning Evening Feel ings Come watch this live, conceptual, one-hour hybrid morning/late-night/children’s show for adults, hosted by everyone’s favorite no one, Dynasty Handbag, that will help you navigate through five basic human feelings that pop up throughout your day and try to kill you. 7:30pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. $15-$20. Call 966-5373 or visit mca santabarbara.org.

10/18: 20th Anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin’s Assassination Yoram Peri — former political adviser to Yitzhak Rabin; former head of Chaim Herzog Institute for Media, Politics and Society; and professor of political sociology and communication at Tel Aviv University — will speak at this event commemorating the 20th anniversary of the assassination of Rabin, the prime minister of Israel from 1992 to 1995. 3pm. Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB. Free.

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i8 10/18: Art Exhibit: Looking In, Looking Out: Latin American Photography Explore Latin American history and culture from many different artists’ perspectives. These photographers represent Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, and many other nations. Enjoy artwork by Raul Corrales, Mario Algaze, Eniac Martínez, Rodrigo Moya, and more. The exhibit shows through March 20, 2016. Sun.: 11am-5pm; Tue.-Wed.: 11am5pm; Thu.: 11am-8pm; Fri.-Sat.: 11am-5pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free-$10. Call 963-4364 or visit sbma.net.

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10/18: Chamber Music Concert Pianist Miriam Arichea and flutist Mariana Smith will perform works by Maurice Ravel, Gabriel Pierné, and Samuel Barber, as well as a world premiere

by Ojai composer John Biggs.

2pm. Ojai Art Ctr., 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai. $8-$10. Call 640-8327 or visit ojaiartcenter .org.

10/18: Avengers Team Trivia Challenge Calling all fans of Spider-Woman, Red Hulk, Protector, and other team members of the Avengers. Compete in teams of two to four and see how much you really know about this branch of superheroes. Pre-registration is recommended. 3:30-4:30pm. Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free. Call 964-7878 or visit sbplibrary.org.

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i8 10/18: Eyes in the Sky Open House The S.B. Audubon Society’s Open House and fundraiser invites you to see birds of prey up close and personal, take aviary tours, participate in hands-on activities, listen to bird presentations, enter in a raffle, and much more. 10am-4pm. S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. Free.

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Monday 10/19 10/19: Talk: Sex and Race in the New Millennium Jacqueline Rose, writer and professor at the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities of the University of London, will discuss Eusebius McKaiser’s A Bantu in My Bathroom, a book discussing race, violence, sexuality, and other uncomfortable South African topics. 4pm. McCune Conference Rm., HSSB 6020, UCSB. Free. Call 893-3907 or visit www .ihc.ucsb.edu.

10/19: Philoctetes Scenes from the classic Sophocles play Philoctetes will be performed as part of SBCC’s Great Books Curriculum. In this play, watch as Neoptolemus gains Philoctetes’s trust to bring him back to Troy just in time for its fall. The evening will also feature scholarly commentary

by Dr. Helen Morales, professor of the classics at UCSB. 7-9pm.

Jurkowitz Theatre, SBCC, 721 Cliff Dr. Free. Call 965-0581 or visit sbcc.edu/newsandevents.

Tuesday 10/20 10/20: Artist Talk: Si Jie Loo Fall artist in residence Si Jie Loo will discuss her creative process and art residency. Check out her exhibit, which represents all of her past works, including Inknovations and Brazilian Dance

With Justice For All in a Changing America Wednesday, October 21 / 8:00 p.m. / Free UCSB Campbell Hall

and Rhythms; essays; photographs from her travels; and more. 7-9pm. Morris B. Squire Foundation, 4515 Via Maria.

Free. Visit tinyurl.com/sijieloo.

10/20-10/21: Savvy Social Security Planning for Women Gerhart Group’s Dr. Judith Gerhart will teach women what they need to know about retirement income and determining when it’s time to initiate Social Security.

Reservations are required. Tue.: 7:30-8:30am; Wed.: 5:30-6:30pm.

University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara St. Free. Call 388-4776, email jg@judithgerhart.com, or visit gerhartgroup.com.

10/20: State of Our Schools Presentation S.B. Unified School District Superintendent David Cash will deliver his annual State of Our Schools address. Come hear the latest news regarding the Strategic Plan, changes in the Local Control Funding Formula and content standards, and more. 6-7pm.

Franklin Elementary School, 1111 E. Mason St. Free. Call 963-4338 or visit tinyurl.com/stateofour schools.

Legendary civil rights advocate Morris Dees addresses how our commitment to justice for all will determine our nation’s success in the next century as America becomes more diverse and economic disparity widens. Drawing upon past and current cases, he will also examine the issue of hate crimes and the need to teach tolerance, love and respect for one another.

Dees co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center in 1971 to handle lawsuits involving civil rights violations, domestic terrorism, and hatemotivated crimes. Since then the Center has successfully battled and dismantled a series of hate groups, including the Aryan Nation and Ku Klux Klan, and has secured huge criminal, civil, and financial judgments against them.

Dees is the author of A Season for Justice, Hate on Trial: The Case Against America’s Most Dangerous Neo-Nazi, and Gathering Storm: America’s Militia Threat. Named one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America by the National Law Journal, he is the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees including the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Award from the National Education Association.

Presented by the Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion, and Public Life at UCSB. www.cappscenter.ucsb.edu

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Wednesday 10/21 10/21: Wine, Wash & Wag This month’s Third Wednesday benefits the Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society by having community members, visitors, and furry friends visit participating boutiques, restaurants, wineries, and groomers for this fundraiser.

Noon-8pm. Downtown Solvang.

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10/21: Janet Jackson After almost a decade of no music, Janet Jackson released her new album, Unbreakable, just one month ago and is ready to perform for S.B. not just once but twice. Come listen to your old and new favorites. The next

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10/21: Film Screening: Four Little Girls In 1963, the bombing of the 16th Street Church in Birmingham, Alabama, took place and four African-American girls lost their lives. This Spike Lee documentary recounts this hate crime during the civil rights movement. 6-8pm. MultiCultural Ctr. Theater, UCSB. Free. Call 893-8411 or visit mcc.sa.ucsb.edu. show will be Thursday, October 22. 7pm. S.B. Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas St. $69-$140. Call 962-7411 or visit sbbowl.com.

10/21: S.B. Apple Users Group General Meeting Macs, iPhones, iPad, iPods — if you own an Apple product, then you have an Apple question.

Come to this informative discussion, and get your questions answered. There will be a drawing for a $100 gift card to the Apple Store. 6-8pm. S.B. Genealogical Society, 316 Castillo St. Free. Visit sbaug.org.

10/21: Ray Chen, Julio Elizalde Violinist Ray Chen and pianist Julio Elizalde will dazzle audiences with brilliant techniques and this prodigious performance of Beethoven, Saint-Saëns, Ysaÿe, Falla, and Monti. 7pm. Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Rd. $10-$32. Call 893-3535 or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu.

10/21: How Could We Amend the Constitution? Two legal experts, Joseph Allen and Shane Stark, will give a background about when and how to amend the U.S. constitution, when such amendments have been done in the past, and what the problems are in trying to do it. Questions are welcome. Bring a brown-bag lunch. Parking behind the center is free. Noon-2pm. Louise Lowry Davis Ctr., 1232 De la Vina St. Free. Visit lwvsantabarbara.org.

10/21: Opera S.B. Noontime Concert The Mosher Studio Artists will present an afternoon of opera, all accompanied by the piano. This is a chance to

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Friday Montecito: 1100 and 1200 blocks of Coast Village Rd., 8-11:15am

Saturday Downtown S.B.: Corner of Santa Barbara and Cota sts., 8:30am-1pm

Sunday Goleta: Camino Real Marketplace, 10am-2pm

Tuesday Old Town S.B.: 500-600 blocks of State St., 4-7:30pm

Wednesday Solvang: Copenhagen Dr. and 1st St., 2:30-6:30pm

Wednesday, November 11 at 7:30 PM Presented on Veterans day, this performance is a humorous, poignant and moving evening of wartime letters from American soldiers, Marines, sailors and airmen and their loved ones at home, brought to life in a new play.

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Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25, 2015 Saturday 2:00–7:00 pm • Sunday 10:00 – 6:00 pm Montecito Country Club This is a FREE event and no registration is requested SCAPE (Southern California Artists Painting the Environment) joins the UCSB Celebration of the UC Natural Reserve System at 50 with a show and sale to benefit the UC Santa Barbara Natural Reserve System. SCAPE will host a reception for guests on Saturday at 4:00 pm to honor the artists and friends of the UCSB Natural Reserve System. Paintings depicting UCSB Reserves will be featured.

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Physical Therapy for the Homeless Text and photo by Caitlin Fitch

“We’re doing something totally unique here by bringing physical therapy to the underserved community inside of a homeless shelter,” said Luke Barrett (right) about Santa Barbara Community Physical Rehabilitation (SBCPR), the nonprofit he helped bring into reality. Located on the upper deck of PATH Santa Barbara, the one-year-old organization sees about seven people a day, helping the homeless and others without access to health care to overcome injuries.

“You can’t get into permanent housing if you can’t move, and being in a wheelchair limits your housing ability,” explained Barrett, “so we’re helping people be more housing-ready.”

For instance, Randy Burkhalter (center) is a patient who was living a self-sufficient life, but he had to hike to his residence. After shattering his heel three months ago, he was unable to live his life in the same way. The nonprofit evaluated his situation, created a plan, and is helping him return to life as usual.

SBCPR also serves as a unique learning facility for students looking to enter a career in physical therapy, such as Libby Cleghorn (left), and provides experience in charting and patient care. The all-volunteer staff includes five physical therapists, a primary care doctor, and an orthopedic surgeon. “The survival of the marginalized community depends on movement because of manual labor and moving around,” said Barrett. “When you’re already on the fringe, one injury can take everything away.”

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AMAZED BY OWLS: Athena the barn owl Then we stepped into Ivan’s is just one bird of prey to see this Sunday. ing on lower-income areas where kids may not ever run habitat. The red-tailed hawk craned his head and flared his wings as he gave us a more force- through the woods or rummage in the mud.

“We want to get them excited about interacting ful look. He seemed to know O’Brien. “Every bird has a distinct personality,” O’Brien explained. “And after a with nature,” O’Brien explained of the Meet Your Wild Neighbor science program that includes field while, they learn to recognize us.”

Along with the program’s five other rescued birds trips to different habitats. O’Brien also expects of prey—a great horned owl, screech owl, peregrine return visitors who head to the museum every week falcon, and two American kestrels —Athena and to see their favorite birds. “They’re just mesmerizIvan will be on-hand for an EITS fundraiser this ing,” he said.

— Tyler Hayden The Eyes in the Sky Open House/Fundraiser is Sunday, October 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (2559 Puesta del Sol). See eyesinthesky.org.

REMADE FOR KIDS: The author’s son, Nikita Gruzdev, and his friend Vivienne Walker enjoy computer learning at the library.

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ittle literati are learning the love of reading and a whole lot more at the new Children’s Library, which the Santa Barbara Public Library opened in September after extensive renovations to the downtown institution.

To get the true sense of its wonder, I bribed my 5-year-old son, Nikita Gruzdev, with an organic lollipop to give me a tour of his favorite new cool-kid hangout. “I used to not like libraries,” said Nikita. “But I like this one because it’s okay to talk. They have screaming babies in here and everything.”

The library’s extensive programs vary from teen book clubs and bilingual preschool story time to assistance with mobile devices and adult coloring hour. “You can find cool things in here,” explained Nikita of the highlights listed below. “It’s good to have a little free time to check it all out.”

Computer Stations: These popular stations offer access to technology and online educational programs. “The computers are cool. You can learn to play the drums on them, if you bring your headphones,” said Nikita.“Otherwise, you use them to type and work, and some girls play princess games on them, too.”

Reading Hour with Dogs: Reluctant readers are given a chance

to read to a trained therapy dog, which can reduce anxiety. “It’s super crazy reading to a dog, but first you want to ask them if they want that,” warned Nikita.“And if they say no, then it’s better not to because you’re a stranger to them.”

The Books: Thousands of books serve as the rallying point for tot and teen reading. “These are the books, and you can’t eat with them,” explained Nikita, laying down the laws of library land. “You can’t step on them, either. Oh, and don’t spit on these. Definitely no!”

Homework Help: “Wait, what does ‘español’ mean again?” Spanish.

“Oh yeah, I speak Spanish,” said Nikita with extreme overconfidence.

Free tutoring is available for K-6th graders in math, reading, and language arts and is often provided by volunteer high school students.

Read-Along Books: These playful audio recordings paired with

books allow kids to read and sing along to popular stories. “Mom, can we buy this Chicka Chicka Boom Boom CD?” asked Nikita while filing through the selection. And that may be the best part of the entire kids’ library experience for parents: Everything is free.

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The product of San Marcos High School and a recent graduate of Northwestern University, Caleigh Hernandez is a powerhouse of passion, ideas, and drive who’s already been involved in a tornado of humanitarian and educational experiences, impressing people like Warren Buffett and interning SHOE POWER: Caleigh Hernandez is helping Kenyan for The Eleos Foundation and women sell shoes and raise money for career education.

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In the summer of 2013, while in Uganda toward establishing a vocational school for for eight weeks to work with a rural sav- Kenyan women and youth. “My calling is ings and credit cooperative, Hernandez was the issue of income inequality in Africa,” intrigued by the handmade beaded sandals said Hernandez. “I see this place as having she saw and decided to develop a socially enormous potential but few opportunities impactful shoe business. “We need to give to use the potential fully. I see poverty as an opportunities, not handouts,” she explained. absence of opportunities. It’s about helping “Creating jobs and teaching vocational skills people help themselves. Opportunities need in a part of the world where unemploy- to be created.”

Hernandez was recently awarded a grant ment rates are very high seems to be the best approach. Give people the opportunity, and connected with two mentors from the particularly women and employable aged Clinton Foundation, but you can also help youth, to earn a stable income, so they can Best Foot Forward by attending one of the decide what they want to do with their Sole Sister Home Shows, where you can order a pair of custom-beaded sandals for money.”

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See bffshoes.com for more information. innovative business that hopes to improve life for people in Kenya. Proceeds will go — Rod Lathim

Are you real? How can I know for sure? Do you care? Why do you let bad things happen? Why don’t you give the world more proof that you exist? Is there really a heaven?

What about a hell? Does my life have a purpose? What do you want from me? Why don’t you answer my prayer?

What evidence is there that you are a “God of love”?

Does it matter whether or not I believe in you?

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“Employees want and crave fitness,” says Jacqui Burge, founder of desk-yogi.com, a collection of expert wellness videos aimed to rejuvenate office workers with at-desk movement and stress reduction. A fitness coach and yoga instructor, Burge recently left her senior position at Lynda.com to leverage 20 years of experience in the cor-

porate, wellness, and sustainability world by launching Desk Yogi.

The modern workweek often requires employees to spend an unnatural amount of time at their desks, which has proved to contribute to 34 chronic diseases and conditions, including obesity, diabetes, cancer, depression, and back pain. Desk Yogi’s program of strength training, yoga, and meditation aims to get sedentary employees moving and breathing. It also uses calendar integration and a desktop reminder app to periodically ask employees how they are feeling and whether they are available to work out their tensions. Burge says the user-friendly program is an affordable solution to healthier and more productive office workers in 15 minutes or less, whenever they need it and without asking them to leave their desks.

Might we soon see our physically and emotionally slumped coworkers levitating cross-legged above their cubicles thanks to these videos? Let’s hope so.

See desk-yogi.com.

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Here are some things you don’t see every day, and they are happening in our town: GIRL GONE STRONG: In the two games since she was crowned (with a helmet) as placekicker for the Santa Barbara High varsity football team, Alea Hyatt has made

all six of her PAT (point after touchdown) kicks and three field goals, including a 36-yarder that sparked the Dons to a 27-20 victory over Pacifica. The field goals made history.

Sue Skenderian, a soccer star like Hyatt, kicked three PATs for the Dons in 1992. Sarah Harbison made her only PAT attempt for San Marcos in 1999 and duplicated the feat in the Dons-Royals alumni game in 2010, scoring the last point of a 10-10 tie. Hyatt will be back in action Friday night, October 16, when Santa Barbara plays host to Dos Pueblos at Peabody Stadium.

NICK’S KNACK: It’s no secret now that former defender Nick DePuy has become a tremendous striker for the UCSB men’s soccer team. But even with opponents watch-

ing out for him, the 64 junior continues to score goals at critical times. He is the nation’s second-leading scorer with 12 goals, and seven of them have been game winners. Last week, DePuy broke a scoreless deadlock against UC Riverside in the second half by capturing a soft clearance and taking it up the left side, finishing with a laser shot to the far post. Freshman sensation Geoffrey Acheampong tacked on another goal as UCSB won, 2-0. Two nights later, in overtime against Cal State Fullerton, DePuy headed in a cross from Acheampong to give the Gauchos a 2-1 victory. DePuy has scored 21 goals since his debut as a forward last year, and UCSB is undefeated (15-0-3) in matches where he’s scored.

The Gauchos, on the road this week, will start a three-game home stand Tuesday, October 21, against UC Davis.

ICE HOCKEY: It was really cool — temperature-wise

and sports-wise — to see a real hockey game inside the brand-new Ice in Paradise building last Saturday. UCSB’s hockey team, which formerly had immigrant status in Oxnard, played Cal Lutheran before a crowd that packed the gallery overlooking the full-sized rink.“It’s a gorgeous rink,” said Alex Wood-Doughty, who scored the first goal for the Gauchos.“The best thing is that it’s right across the street [from the university]. Even an awful rink would be better than having to leave town to play and practice.” UCSB’s team is a student-supported organization with a roster of 20 players.“Our dues are $1,500,” said Wood-Doughty, a Wisconsin native working on a PhD in economics. The Gauchos had

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just one day of practice on their new home ice before their opener, a 7-6 loss in overtime to Chapman on Friday night.

Cal Lutheran also skated past them, 5-3. But UCSB will have several more games against those teams in a season that goes into February. Next up: UC San Diego at 10 p.m.

Friday. The Greater Santa Barbara Royals, a high school team, will play their first Ice in Paradise game at 4:45 p.m.

Saturday against the Kern County Knights.

Here are some things to look for when the college basketball season opens in a few weeks: PAC-12 INVASION: A pair of teams from the Pac-12

Conference will visit UCSB this season: Oregon State on November 21 and USC on December 3. “I’m appreciative,” Gaucho coach Bob Williams said. “You don’t find very many Pac-12 teams willing to play mid-majors on the road.”

Only one such team has taken up the Thunderdome challenge in the past decade: the Cal Bears, who lost to the Gauchos in December of 2013. UCSB has a return match at Cal on November 16 and will also travel to Arizona State (Nov. 29) and Washington (Dec. 28). Why are they so willing to play the Gauchos? Williams figured, “They’re looking at the void,” referring to the graduation of Big Al Williams, UCSB’s powerful forward who was a monster in big games and is now putting up big numbers in China.

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10/17: College Soccer: Vanguard at Westmont Records are hard to come by when a school has played soccer for 50 years, but junior midfielder Wilton Quintero’s six penalty kicks have broken Westmont’s school record by three. He has not missed a shot from the stripe. The Warrior men, tied for third in the Golden State Athletic Conference standings, are trying to close the gap with second-place Vanguard, the NAIA’s No. 3-ranked team. On the women’s side, Westmont is ranked No. 10 in the nation and is unbeaten (4-0-1) in the GSAC, but 12th-ranked Vanguard lurks just behind. Kelsey Steck (eight goals, four assists) and Brooke Lillywhite (six goals, five assists) are the Warrior women’s leading scorers.

Men: Noon. Women: 2:30pm. Thorrington Field, Westmont College, 955 Las Paz Rd. Free-$8. Call 565-6010.

SKATING GOLETA’S NEW ICE: Among the first to try out the new Ice in Paradise facility in Goleta was UCSB’s hockey team, which lost 5-3 to Cal Lutheran in the match pictured above. They also lost 7-6 to Chapman but are happy to not have to play in Oxnard anymore.

SAM’S READY TO GO: To fill the big void, the Gauchos have 610 senior Sam Beeler. Coach Williams said Beeler is ready to cut loose.“That big dog [Al Williams] is out of the yard now, and Sam’s free to run,” he explained.“Sam’s going to any water bowl he wants; he’s eating out of whatever bowl he wants. Sam’s having fun in the backyard now because there’s not Al to knock him around.”

DANCING INTO THE SECOND ROUND: Williams is

entering his 18th season as Gaucho coach. He’s motivated to stick around by “one glaring thing in my dream list that we have not accomplished.” That’s a victory in an NCAA tournament game. Williams has taken the Gauchos to the Big Dance three times. They were ousted in the first round

by Arizona, Ohio State, and Florida. Jerry Pimm is the only UCSB coach to win a men’s Division 1 tournament game, over Houston in 1990, and his team had a 25th anniversary reunion this year. Told he would have to come back in 2041 if the Gauchos were to have a 2016 tournament victory to celebrate, Williams said,“I’ll be there. I’ll only be 87.”

NEW ERA: Hired to coach the Gaucho women’s team in the wake of a dismal 2-27 season, Bonnie Henrickson

said she expects to put an improved product on the floor.

To address their frequent bad spells of shooting, Henrickson had the players each take 20,000 shots in a six-week span during the summer. That amounted to 556 shots a day (six days a week). Fans will see some new rules in women’s basketball, including 10-minute quarters (instead of 20-minute halves) and the NBA-style advancement of the ball to the frontcourt after time-outs in the last minute of the fourth n quarter. independent.com

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FEAST FOR ALL SENSES: Chef Michael Blackwell (right) worked with David Bolton (left) of the California Mission Foundation to craft a historically focused menu to serve in the Courthouse’s Mural Room as a benefit for Casa del Herrero; Casa trustee Sharon Bradford (center) is event cochair.

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by matt kettmann anta Barbarans are well attuned to learning about this region’s fascinating history through our eyes and ears, but what about our mouths? What if you could taste the past, from the Chumash days through the Spanish, Mexican, and American

eras?

That’s the goal of an upcoming dinner in the County Courthouse’s recently re-polished Mural Room, where a few dozen history-hungry souls will enjoy a four-course dinner called Food Anthropology: The Four Nations of Santa Barbara. A benefit for Casa del Herrero — the Montecito mansion turned museum that’s credited with inspiring the city’s dominant red-tile-roof architecture — the October 23 event is being hosted by the Casa trustee Sharon Bradford, the California Mission Foundation’s executive director David Bolton, and Chef Michael Blackwell as part of epicure.sb, the annual monthlong celebration of culinary culture in October.

Blackwell and Bolton put on a similar affair back in April, with a candlelight dinner inside the Presidio Chapel. After putting together Mural Room–reflective floats for the Old Spanish Days Fiesta Parade, Bolton realized that the murals truly depict the four stages of Santa Barbara, from Chumash and Spanish to Mexican and American. “How cool would it be if we could have a four-course dinner with each of those nations that have ruled Santa Barbara at one time represented and presented in a way that unveils the chronological history in sequence?” he wondered, and then set about designing a dinner to “shine a culinary light across the ages.”

It wasn’t easy.“Part of the challenge was finding items that appeal to everybody,” said Bolton. “Since the Spanish first arrived over 225 years ago, there’s been a culinary evolution.

We didn’t want to just give a dish that necessarily would have been eaten at the time, but rather honor the culture in that course with flavors and overall themes that would have been used at the time.”

But Bolton and Blackwell managed to develop quite an impressive menu, and as each dish is served, they will discuss how it relates to the walls of the Mural Room.“People will be

able to taste, see, and hear, bringing all the senses together,” said Bolton. “Everyone hopefully will leave with the feeling that this was not only a food experience but a history experience and, more than anything, that it was something different.”

Here’s a look at the menu and wine pairings, along with Bolton’s comments on each dish.

First Course: Chumash

Smoked Duck Breast Salad, with Mixed Greens, Dried Cherries, Toasted Pine Nuts, and a Prickly Pear Vinaigrette: “The logical one would have been abalone, but when

you are doing a dinner for 60-80 people, you find people that don’t do seafood,” explained Bolton. “The Chumash were big on native greens, but those usually come out in earnest in spring and early summer. Acorn mush was common, but it’s not the most flavorful and a complicated dish to do well. The native culture is also big on the game of wild animals, things like venison and duck. Chef Michael Blackwell thought a duck salad would be something that brought in the wildanimal-type diet and honor the natural plants that would have been part of the Chumash diet, as well.”

seCond Course: spanish

Chile Piquillo Relleno with Chorizo-Goat Cheese Stuffed Piquillo Pepper: “Soups are really hard to do in

a mobile kitchen for that many people, so we ruled that out, and we didn’t want to do paella since we were trying to avoid seafood,” said Bolton. “So Chef Michael came up with this piquillo pepper that will be roasted soft and filled with goat cheese and chorizo, which are very Spanish.”

third Course: mexiCan

Cumin-Dusted Beef Fillet with Roasted Corn, Pasilla Chile, Tomato, and Black Bean Guisado: “With this din-

ner coming soon after Fiesta, when everyone had tacos and enchiladas, we didn’t want to go that route,” said Bolton.“I was very happy when Chef Michael suggested a filet because he is a very good preparer of steak — he even cooked two years ago for Prince Felipe of Spain, now King Felipe, and every one of his steaks for 150 in the room was cooked perfectly.

“So we have a filet lightly dusted with ground cumin, which is a flavor used widely in Mexico,” said Bolton. “It’s accompanied by a guisado, which is a blend of corn (which dates back to pre-Hispanic times in Meso-America); tomato (which is very much from the Americas); black beans (which have also been around Mexico for centuries); and pasilla chile, which is one step up from a bell pepper. The pasilla is what most people in Mexico use in cooking. Not everyone likes spicy, so they use pasilla chiles and usually have salsa on the side made of serrano or jalapeños for family members who want more spice.

“That guisado is really something that brings together all the vegetable flavors that came out of Mexico,” he continued.

“I came up with the dish about six years ago. It is beautiful in color — red, green, black, yellow. Paired with a nice filet, it will give you a truly elegant, quality Mexican plate.”

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Roasted Apple Tart with Vanilla Bean Cream and Fresh Mint: “The United States is the dessert, and what’s

more American than something with apples?” asked Bolton.

“So Chef Michael is putting together an apple tart with a little vanilla cream and mint, which will be a nice way to end the meal and round out the four nations we are honoring.”

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Casa del Herrero’s Food Anthropology benefit dinner is 6-9 p.m. on Friday, October 23, inside the County Courthouse’s Mural Room (1100 Anacapa St., 2nd floor) as part of epicure.sb. See epicuresb.com or call 565-5653 to buy the $200 tickets.

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Korean tacos, Pacific tacos, a taco sampler, salmon burger, fish-wich, tuna melt (substitute veggie burger), and fish Burgundy; beef bourguignon (grilled prime New sticks. Call 966-5159 or visit kanaloaseafood.com. York, stew of onion, carrot-mustard purée, and watercress foam) paired with Joseph Drouhin PALAZZIO REVAMP: Palazzio owner Ken Boxer Pommard Red Burgundy; and tonka spice velouté reports that he is “revamping the kitchen,” so there (chocolate mousse, hazelnut ice cream, and branwill be no food served at the popular State Street died cherry) paired with Gilles Brisson Pineau Italian restaurant in October. But happy hour des Charentes. won’t stop, so Boxer encouraged all to “stop by The evening is part of the seventh annual epiPalazzio and visit our temporary Construction cure.sb, a celebration of Santa Barbara’s culinary Bar.” It’s open at 4 p.m. each day, and the 48-ounce scene that showcases the region’s food, libations, Colossal Martinis are only $12. and culture through exclusive taste experiences, events, and unique restaurant, hotel, and tastingDEAN-O’S RUMOR MACHINE: A rumor cir- room offerings. The Tribute to Julia dinner is $95 culating around town is that Dean-o’s Pizzarama per person, and seating is limited, with 32 spaces is planning a return and the location will be in the available. For tickets, call 770-7702. See epicuresb Santa Barbara Harbor area. As always, this rumor .com. might be completely false or a brilliant forecast of GEORGIA’S SMOKEHOUSE FOR SALE: The future events. Your call.

Georgia’s Smokehouse Gourmet BBQ food truck HAGGEN FIASCO UPDATE: In the last six business is up for sale. After three years of runmonths, Haggen bought five Vons and Albertsons ning the mobile joints, owners Brian and Alissa grocery stores in the Santa Barbara region, then Parks want to spend more time with each other promptly filed for bankruptcy and announced and their one-year-old son. “Two trucks and a plans to close more than 100 stores in California busy calendar of events and catering jobs has me and Nevada. The Bellingham, Washington–based spend way more time away from my family than company is now seeking to sell some of its newly I want to,” said Brian, who originally split duties acquired stores to Smart & Final and Gelson’s with Alissa, who handled the sales, marketing, and Markets. Smart & Final is interested in acquiring social-media aspects of the business. The arrival the former Vons at 850 Linden Avenue in Car- of a baby boy about a year ago quickly put a stop pinteria and the former Albertsons at 3943 State to that.

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No, it’s not cheap, but neither is importing fish from Japan 24 hours after it was caught, nor matsutake mushrooms from Oregon (smoked in the pike eel and egg cake soup), nor ginkgo seeds, chestnuts, Japanese mountain vegetables, Wagyu beef, and the other fine touches that grace the set menu. The couple who owns Yoichi's — she from Mongolia originally, he formerly of Nobu in Tokyo, among other places — are still working on their liquor license and recognize it may take time for Santa Barbara to appreciate their offerings. But if this dish is any indication, we all better wise up and start supporting this truly unique and handcrafted cuisine as soon as we can. Stay tuned for a longer piece on Yoichi’s in the near future.

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Many of these grapes are only grown in one or two regions of Italy. But even outside of their home turf, they tend to produce wines that echo the best qualities of their Italian counterparts: high acidity, low alcohol, and thirst-quenching gulpability.

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performance-art series that went by the unassuming title of Forum Lounge.

Forum Lounge was Silva’s DIY idea for invigorating the younger division of the city’s arts community with some decidedly strange performances on Thursday evenings in the gallery space at Paseo Nuevo. Word spread quickly, and soon these Thursday-night happenings were the place to be, almost regardless of what the performance was. Dance, puppets, comedy, technology, autobiograPJ Raval

ne pleasure of covering the arts in Santa Barbara comes from glimpsing the talent operating behind the scenes, in particular in the area of programming. For every interesting show you see in town, there’s a brilliant person—often a team of brilliant people—hard at work finding the artist, matching the performance to the venue, and hustling to raise the resources required to make it happen.

And while the majority of these program-

ON THE WALL: Luke Savisky will transform the Ablitt House’s facade into an interactive video installation, like the one pictured.

ming heroes are familiar faces—Celesta Billeci, Moss Jacobs, Roman Baratiak, Patrick Posey, David Asbell, Jonathan Fox … the list goes on—occasionally someone new pops up who shows that same knack for creating essential nights of performing art.

Heather Jeno Silva, the director of Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Santa Barbara’s upcoming On Edge Festival, is a classic example. A veteran staffer at UCSB Arts & Lectures, she learned the fine points of the business of booking from the best. As a side project, Silva began working with Miki Garcia of MCA Santa Barbara on a monthly

phy, provocation—all the tools in the performance art box got taken out at Forum Lounge and tossed around, often by rising stars who would wind up playing much bigger venues and cities within months or even weeks of their appearances at MCA. When she felt that Forum Lounge had reached its peak, Silva leveled up by transforming her monthly events into an annual festival. Thursday-Sunday, October 15-18, the new operation, now known as the On Edge Festival, will take place at a variety of venues, including not only the MCA gallery space but also the Goodland Hotel, Center

Stage Theater, the Davidson Gallery at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and even the Ablitt House at 13 West Haley Street.

Engineered to feed off the youthful energy coursing through our streets during New Noise Music Festival, the 10 separate performances are free, open to the public, and off the hook.

Thursday night’s opening party features Luke Savisky, who has developed an elaborate set of digital techniques for transforming the facades of buildings into giant interactive video installations. You will never look at the Ablitt House the same way again. You may not even recognize it. On Friday, there will be contemporary Native American dance and film at the MCA, and on Saturday, Quindar takes over the Goodland with an avalanche of images gleaned from the NASA archives and set to dreamy electronica.

When I asked Silva about the mission of On Edge, some most interesting insights came out. Far from being proud of how “sick” or “weird” performance art can sometimes be (e.g., Sunday night’s festival closer, the ever outrageous Dynasty Handbag from Portland), Silva sees her role as primarily oriented toward audience development. “The goal is to create opportunities for larger conversations about culture to take place” she said. “This year we are working on how to make the works feel relevant to the average person. I know resources are not infinite, and I try to be sensitive to the moment.” Looking forward to the festival, it’s easy to see why they have chosen the following as their slogan: “This is (a) happening.”

See The Week (p. 105) for a complete list of On Edge Festival events.

— Charles Donelan

sOkO My DreaMs Dictate My reality Funkadelic Feat.

Twenty-eight-year-old French chanteuse Soko returns with her second album: My Dreams Dictate My Reality. In contrast to her 2012 lo-fi, freak-folk debut I Thought I Was An Alien, her latest disc has a strong post-punk, early-’80s The Cure/Siouxsie and the Banshees vibe. But that’s not surprising, considering The Cure producer Ross Robinson produced this album. The reverb-heavy second track, “Ocean of Tears,” weeps nostalgically for “Just Like Heaven.”“My Precious” finds Soko yelping gleefully à la Annabella Lwin’s ecstatically jouissant singing for Bow Wow Wow. As if to add to her cred, Soko duets with Ariel Pink on “Lovetrap” and “Monster Love.”

Her fierce individualism only adds to her considerable appeal, as she proclaims: “I refuse to grow / I refuse to get old / I refuse to conform / I refuse to transform” on “Peter Pan Syndrome.” This energetic record is a winning sophomore effort that bears repeated listening.

— Sean Mageean

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Coming on the platform heels of the first new Funkadelic album in 33 years, 2014’s three-CD Funkadelic set, First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate, and after guesting with Kendrick Lamar on To Pimp a Butterfly Butterfly, George Clinton returns to peak form here with a big assist from veteran New York house producer Louie Vega.

This remix is the perfect jam to soundtrack what seems to be an actual endless summer hereabouts. Offering nine versions of one song, and yet varied enough to never get old, “Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You” bumps along at the same tempo as the immortal “One Nation Under a Groove,” and, yes, that’s Kendrick Lamar rapping.

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If you have ever made the trek up La Paz Road to Westmont College for a theater performance, then you know the campus is a special place to see a show.

Perhaps you were there for Mitchell Thomas’s fine 2014 production of Electra, which took place in a purposebuilt outdoor amphitheater, or possibly you were one of the bold people who piled into a car’s backseat for the outrageously innovative Car Plays that graced Westmont’s Fringe Fest of 2007.

Most likely though, you’ve sat in either the intimate Black Box space or the larger Porter Theatre.

Both spaces will come alive October 16-24, when Diana Lynn Small, distinguished Westmont theater alum and a 2015 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin’s Michener Center for Writers, returns to the scene of her first dramatic efforts to present two new plays, Good Day and Mad & a Goat.

The undergraduate theater program at Westmont emphasizes the total integration of multiple media and as a result turns out artists like Small, who writes plays that explore every aspect of the theater arts. In Good Day Day, a young woman returns to her childhood home only to discover she can’t get any farther than the front lawn. An ineffectual exterminator also experiences an unexpected setback in this rueful, slightly surreal portrait of the contemporary American West.

In Mad & a Goat, two women grapple with the ubiquitous millennial issue of college debt by taking over a goat farm. For Mitchell Thomas, the professor who will direct Good Day Day, Small’s return represents the fulfillment of something that’s been years, even decades, in the making. “When I started reading plays by contemporary writers, I had no idea that I would end up working with someone who had gone through our program,” he told me recently, “but after examining many, many good new plays, the two I liked the best happened to be hers.”

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The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free MON, NOV 2 / 8 PM UCSB CAMPBELL HALL FANTASTICAL FLORA: “Her Dress Hangs Here” is a large tableau oil painting by Angela Perko on display as part of her exhibit Earthly Delight at Sullivan Goss gallery.

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n oversized magnolia blossoms. A deep green forest vista featuring a solitary dress on a clothes hanger beckons. A white heron perches in a boxed foreground against a striking Japanese garden scene. These inviting and mysterious depictions of garden landscapes by Angela Perko, an area artist and co-owner of Santa Barbara’s Lost Horizon Bookstore, invoke a deeply mysterious sense of sensuality and narrative without simple answers. Four large tableaus and numerous small and medium pieces, all oil paintings, can be seen at her exhibition Earthly Delight from now until November 29 at Sullivan Goss art gallery. The overall effect of the show is of having strolled through a strange, mythical, almost-garden of the imagination, culled deep from an artist’s mind.

In many of the show’s works, Perko’s paintings actualize a stylized natural world that is both supremely feminine and erotically mysterious. Perko’s images contain the living beauty of a woman’s desire, and this idea is gorgeously perfected in “Her Dress Hangs Here.” The focal point of the painting is a green, striped garment that appears part animal, with ribs, an eyeball, and a skirt that flow’s like the tail of a fish. This dress appears to move independently, free of the woman wearing it, and the dress itself acts as a delicious metaphor for the way female sexuality cannot be tamed, subdued, or destroyed. Red love hearts erupt from the centers of blossoming flowers that could be ginger or some other tropical blooms. Breathing alone deep in an unspoiled forest, feminine desire appears aloof, untouched, and perfect.

In addition to the botanical and subtle erotic themes throughout the exhibition, Perko uses formal geometry in various pieces, with uneven results. In the large piece “Between the Lemon Trees,” a dramatic red-and-green, yellow-and-black palette,

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along with a symmetric composition, strike a strong, masculine chord that boldly conflicts with the loose curves of many of the other paintings. In “The Garden of Dreams” and “The Garden of Good Fortune,” however, the works seem to capture neither the curvaceous sex appeal nor the strict order and dramatic color of the more masculine works and fall slightly flat, although Perko’s clear skill with color and composition are apparent.

Several of her other paintings also blend the free-form curviness of flowers with the rigid order of corners and straight lines. This tension is most effective in “Lillies,” a still life of a bouquet bisected by lines and windowpanes of distorted shapes. A simple floral image complicated by shapes, the image is reminiscent of flowers reflected in a broken looking glass, like loveliness that has been overthought, complicated, and disrupted.

A cluster of close-up paintings of flowers prove Perko’s familiarity with the garden.

However, compared with the lush compositions of the large works, these smaller, single-subject images fail to show the artist’s extensive range or fully capture her dynamic, painterly potential. Still, they seem designed to prove Perko’s love for and interest in actual flowers from real landscapes; it is clear that Perko wants people to remember that they live in a place where blossoms and greenery are taken for granted because of their omnipresence.

In their entirety, the paintings awaken the viewer to the fact that they live in a place adorned year-round with flowers and plants.

Perko’s flowery vistas echo the garlands on display everywhere in Santa Barbara County.

This, by itself, is a supreme feat, and the paintings successfully mirror and distort and complicate the notion of natural beauty through the intriguing hand of a woman who knows n her blooms.

Gary Snyder is heralded as a forerunner of a counterculture revolution in literature. Snyder’s work resists categorization, though he is most associated with Beat contemporaries like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg.

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HOWLING GOOD FUN: (from left) Jon Koons, Joshua Daniel Hershfield, and Brain Harwell star in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mystery

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n celebration of their 70th theatrical sea- Doyle’s characters, Gros is excited about the son, and in anticipation of Halloween, the prospect of bringing his own version of SherSBCC Theatre Group at SBCC presents a lock Holmes and Dr. Watson to the stage. “I fresh adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s enjoy the mystery, the historic and modern classic tale of the shadowy circumstances contexts, the ‘buddy’ aspect of these stories, surrounding Sir Charles Baskerville’s mur- the cleverness of the dialogue,” said Gros of der. One of the many adventures of Sherlock the Holmes saga. “Whether period or modHolmes and his compatriot in sleuthing, Dr. ern, I think these stories are fun to explore.

Watson, this theatrical version of The Hound And they take us on a specific journey with of the Baskervilles sees the intrepid detec- each telling.” tive duo unravel the mystery on the moors, While the style of the SBCC production in which Baskerville and his nephew are is firmly comedic, Gros assured that his haunted by a fearsome hellhound. Directed interpretation of the haunted Devonshire

by SBCC’s R. Michael Gros, The Hound of moors upholds the chemistry of cryptic the Baskervilles is a humorous Halloween clues and dramatic tension that makes Sherwhodunit featuring SBCC students along lock Holmes’s capers so exhilarating. Gros with a cast of area actors described the show as “an returning to the Theoverall homage to Sir Arthur atre Group stage at the Conan Doyle’s varied writGarvin Theatre. ings that blend science and the imagination.”

Sherlock Holmes is a character that has been Shows that are made borrowed and reimagseasonally commemorative ined in various styles by their pairing with holiand situations since the day festivities garner added late 19th century when enthusiasm based, in part,

by Maggie Yates he first appeared in on novelty. SBCC is taking Doyle’s serials. A private advantage of that excitement Basker detective in London whose deductive capa- by turning the closing performance of Baskerbilities are beyond compare, Holmes is the villes into a steampunk-themed Halloween protagonist in an impressive catalog of crime- event. The final show falls on Saturday, Octosolving mysteries. With an uncanny ability ber 31, and the performers and associated to restructure crimes based on intuition, staff are encouraging the audience to dress inference, and the interpretation of minute in their finest urban Victorian London attire, details at a crime scene, the cunning detective a nod to the environment in which Holmes and his exploits have maintained popularity and Watson exist. throughout the last century. Both Sherlock Featuring Brian Harwell, Jon Koons, Elaine Holmes and Dr. Watson have become charac- Arnett, Blake Benlan, George Coe, Daniel ters synonymous with investigatory thrillers. Colohan, Aurora Deleon, Robert Demetriou, In this particular chapter of the Sherlock Colton Fair, Marion Freitag, Joshua Daniel Holmes series, the alleged murderer of the Hershfield, Sean Jackson, Brayden Myrick, cursed Sir Baskerville, who’s found dead Sara Persson, Jenna Scanlon, and Allan with an expression of terror on his face, is a Stewart-Oaten, The Hound of the Baskervilles phantom hound. The hell beast’s massive foot- is a performance in which familiar characprints are found near the deceased, a clue that ters present a well-loved story in a clever, suggests foul play. Baskerville’s nephew (and entertaining style. Baskervilles will be a lively heir to the Baskerville estate) also complains performance that unveils many of the new technical capabilities of the recently remodof being pursued by a huge, wraith-like dog.

SBCC’s production of The Hound of the eled Garvin Theatre. This expanded potential Baskervilles was adapted by David Pichette for spectacle offers designers a chance to and R. Hamilton Wright for Seattle Reper- utilize a wide range of sensational theatrical tory Theatre in 2013. A fan of the genre and effects.

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SPECTACULAR THEATER: This weekend’s Carmina Burana is a full-scale production, with a huge orchestra, a 100-voice-strong chorus, and a dozen trained dancers (Christine Sawyer pictured) performing an original full-length ballet.

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t’s the most popular classical composition The Granada is more than just an excellent of the 20th century; it’s also one of the venue for this massive coproduction; through most eccentric. Carmina Burana, the the Santa Barbara Center for the Performing “scenic cantata” by Carl Orff that will Arts, which is the Granada’s associated be presented at the Granada Theatre on producing organization, Chrisman Saturday-Sunday, October 17-18, defies Executive Director Craig Springer and categorization even as his staff provided crucial it goes from triumph to administrative support for triumph in the spheres the project. For example, as a result of an unusual of advertising, popular music, and film scoring. fundraising arrangement Relentless excerpting and in which the ballet, recontextualizing has orchestra, and chorus seen Orff ’s work, and in pooled their resources and particular the big opening coordinated their efforts, numb er, “O for tuna the costs of this expensive imperatrix mundi,” turn event were covered before

by Charles Donelan up in such unlikely places a single ticket was sold. as raps by P. Diddy and Nas, “You have to find what the and even as the opening sequence of Jackass: community is ready and willing to do,” said The Movie.

Springer, who cited the collaborative aspect What’s happening at the Granada, of the project as a clear incentive for donors. however, represents a turn in the other David Pratt, executive director of the direction, away from fragmenting the Santa Barbara Symphony, agreed. “This is piece and toward rendering it whole. This what’s happening in the arts more generally weekend’s production is nothing less than a right now,” he said. “Sharing resources sends full-scale Carmina Burana as its composer a great message to the community, and this intended it, with a huge orchestra, multiple Carmina exemplifies that. From that point of vocal soloists, a 100-voice-strong chorus, view, it’s already a success.” Pratt took the job and a dozen trained dancers performing here after this opening concert was already an original full-length ballet. To pull off this programmed, but he sounds genuinely spectacular feat of theatrical production, delighted with the choice, saying, “It’s a great four organizations have come together. way to open a season. When Nir [Kabaretti, Through pooling resources, the Santa maestro and artistic director] told me the Barbara Symphony, State Street Ballet, the first concert would include Carmina Burana, Santa Barbara Choral Society, and the Santa that fit perfectly with my approach, which is Barbara Center for the Performing Arts have that you have to open and close a season with met every challenge faced by such an unusual something big.” and ambitious event.

It doesn’t get much bigger than this, To give an idea of just how complicated with the Granada’s seats expected to be as this show is logistically, consider this: The full as the stage and orchestra pit. Sunday orchestra will perform for the first half of the afternoon is already sold-out, and Saturday concert onstage as they ordinarily do, and will go the same way well before curtain up. then during intermission, they will move For the dancers of State Street Ballet, this is into the pit for Carmina so that risers can be the culmination of an extraordinary 20th installed to accommodate the Santa Barbara anniversary season that has shown the city’s Choral Society and the rest of the stage top professional touring company to be a can be left open for the dancers of the State sought-after attraction in theaters all over the Street Ballet to perform William Soleau’s world. At an open rehearsal on Wednesday choreography. And that has to happen in half night in their studios on Las Positas Road, the an hour or less. Thanks to the sophisticated mood was as exuberant as Soleau’s dazzling, lift installed when the theater was remodeled, athletic choreography. State Street Ballet will the Granada is one of the only theaters in the be at the center of attention when the curtain country where this kind of scene change is rises on this big event, and the company is even possible. more than ready for its close-up.

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t’s been seven years since New Noise Music festival founder Jeff Theimer conceived this now highly anticipated multiday event devoted to offering great live music in our seaside berg. Although there is no conference aspect to the fest this year, the musical lineup is an exciting mix of Santa Barbara bands and big-name groups, including Ariel Pink, Rainbow Girls, U.S. Elevator, and Joey Cape, to name a mere few. The popular Funk Zone Block Party is on again, with hip-hop heavy hitters Run the Jewels headlining.

Read on for insights into Run the Jewels, Beta Play, and Black Lips by a few of the Indy staff. Happy listening!

Run the Jewels

A busy 2015 continues for hip-hop duo Run the Jewels as El-P and Killer Mike have been slated to headline the New Noise Block Party on October 18. Their performance will take place at the Funk Zone next to fellow featured artists Gardens & Villa, The Blues & Greys, and others.

Run the Jewels’ stop at the seventh annual New Noise Music Festival comes in the midst of a nationwide tour with Trackstar the DJ and alongside Boots, Cuz Lightyear, and Mass Appeal Records labelmate Fashawn (who will also be appearing at the Block Party). Coinciding with the tour, the collective artists released an official mixtape titled Jewel Runner, available for free download.

The duo comes off the 2014 release of sophomore studio album Run the Jewels 2, and they made a novel twist on the record back in September with Meow the Jewels — a remix album composed entirely of cat sounds. El-P and Killer Mike are confirmed to have already started work on their third fulllength studio record, Run the Jewels 3, and as if the touring and regular creation of new musical content weren’t enough, the duo also just dropped a new single,“Rubble Kings Theme (Dynamite),” at the beginning of this month. — Austin Murphy

Beta Play

Although most musicians would claim that they live for their art, few have nearly died because of it. Beta Play’s lead singer, Tommy Cantillon, has however. At one of their first-ever shows as Beta Play last year, Cantillon was severely electrocuted when he gripped a lethally charged microphone stand.

The shock lasted five to seven seconds, only a few seconds shy from reaching Cantillon’s heart. The trauma and intensity of his near-death experience — happening where else but upon the “holy land” of the stage, usually a positive environment

where a performer can feel “invincible,” he says — sent the singer into a troubled time of panic and self-assessment.

Fortunately, the incident jolted Cantillon into a new appreciation for life and sent the band into a new creative phase.

Their latest single,“Electric 22,” channels the emotions of that dark moment into a life-affirming alternative-rock anthem: “How I wanna be allowed to keep my youth,” Cantillon sings, “and I won’t let the hands of time pull me like they do.” Rockers love to proclaim and preserve the eternity of youth, but not a lot of pop-rock songs come from the more meaningful knowing that youth — and life — can so suddenly leave you.

This one does.

The revitalizing near-death experience helped fuel the new direction for the band, now set to release its EP at a New Noise release party at Blind Tiger on Saturday, October 17. Formerly known as Tommy & the High Pilots, Cantillon admits to feeling uncomfortable about being the namesake of a group effort and wanted the new direction to better represent the group as a collaborative whole.“I think we just wanted to shed that identity, which we were still unclear about, and come up with a new brand to give us freedom to try new things,” he said. He describes the current material as darker and more industrial, taking its inspiration from the soundscape of U2’s Achtung Baby.

Reinvention is a continuing theme for Cantillon, who has been a member of some of Santa Barbara’s most prominent rock bands since his teenage years with Holden. His first band enjoyed a healthier scene for up-and-comers, with nowshuttered spaces like the Living Room providing a welcome nest for Goleta’s alternative-rock bands. “I feel we and a lot of the venues had a finger on the pulse, but then it fell out from under our feet,” he said.

But no matter; Cantillon takes the shifting lineups and venue landscapes in stride. He is happy to continue representing Goleta in such a collaborative and supportive scene and is happy to see fellow locals like FMLYBND, Gardens & Villa, and Dante Elephante ascending to new heights. Approaching such prominence themselves, Beta Play is soon to embark on a next cross-country tour, this time in support of friends The Plain White T’s. While his ideas of success have shifted a bit — less superstardom, more self-sustenance — Cantillon and band are ready for the spotlight moment.“Nothing has slowed down in me,” he said. “I think that right now it’s a matter of small victories and just trying to pile up those small victories to the tipping point. We’re ready for the tipping point.”

— Richie DeMaria

e Black lIPs Your disobedient daughter called, and she wants to go to the punk show. Yep, Black Lips are coming to SOhO on Friday, October 16, and they are headlining with Ariel Pink. (Hurry up and buy your eyeliner, boys and girls; things are going to get rowdy and weird). The Independent spoke with Black Lips guitarist Cole Alexander about the future of punk, touring with Pink, and their coinciding lo-fi roots.

Black Lips has been playing good, gritty punk since 1999; since then, they have released seven studio albums and have worked with producers such as Mark Ronson and Patrick Carney (The Black Keys). The Lips are known for their tough style and stage antics, things that keep punk alive. Alexander explained,“I hope the young kids have that passion; I feel like [punk music is] like a match, and you burn it and it can burn bright, but it can also burn out quickly. … There is something useful to punk music; it has a full charge.”

This fiery spirit is probably one of the reasons, among others, that the band fits so well with Ariel Pink’s fantastic themes.

“I think we both come from a lo-fi perspective originally. We make different music, but we come from a similar thread,” said Alexander. The Lips and Ariel Pink have played plenty of shows together before, but this is their first tour together.

“It’s great hanging out with them,” said Alexander. “I consider myself a big fan of Ariel’s Haunted Graffiti. I’m honored to go on tour with a band that I really respect. They’re probably one the few new things that I like to listen to, so it’s cool to tour with a band that I actually like in the modern age.”

The modern age is definitely flowing strong in Black Lips’ blood; the show promises to be a headbangers’ ball.

— Ryan Mandell

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The Santa Barbara Jazz Society Proudly Presents

Wesla Whitfield One of America’s premier Cabaret artists “Is she the best singer-jazz or whatever?

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ave Rawlings and Gillian Welch came brushing your teeth, the brain will put the up with the title for their newest album puzzle pieces together unbeknownst to you; with the Dave Rawlings Machine, but you have to spend all this miserable time Nashville Obsolete, when the two getting nowhere until your brain will turn discussed the idea of running a fictitious busi- something out,” he said. ness in their basement studio. “We thought, As the Machine, Rawlings is certainly oh, we should have a little store that sells cranking out good ideas. More rollicking things nobody needs anymore, VHS tapes and full-bodied than his sparser work with and cassette tapes and typewriter ribbon, Welch, his albums have garnered worldwide ordered by catalog only,” he said. “And we’d praise with their beautiful guitar parts and have a slogan: If you don’t need it, we’ve got it.” songwriting. Though to the outside world Somewhat tongueGillian Welch and the in-cheek though the Dave Rawlings Machine title is — it’s also Rawlare distinct acts,“There’s ings’s way of poking less of a shift of spotfun at the pair’s twolight in our minds,” decade-long career, Rawlings said. The two long enough to enjoy interchangeabilqualify for rock obsoity between the stage lescence — Nashville acts, with Welch takby Richie DeMaria Obsolete is a fitting ing on backing vocals to title for a band that Rawlings’s lead for the plays in a bygone style, writing of an America Machine, though she sometimes fronts on that time has obscured. The new album is a a few songs. paean to a kind of country that modernity is Rawlings admits their upcoming perquickly transforming. “Nashville is a vastly formance on October 18 will be a bit of a different place than it was six or seven years “rough-and-tumble show,” being the first of ago. There are buildings and gigantic cranes a many-month tour with an all-new array there now that would have been impossible of musicians. “Take it easy on me,” Rawlings to imagine before,” he said. asks the people of Santa Barbara. With the Yet whether they perform as the Machine new backing band, he promises something or as Gillian Welch (nominally one person, that has never been heard before. but onstage, a symbiotic two), they are both When not touring or writing, Rawlings preservationists and inventors. They have a enjoys taking spins in vintage American cars keen ear for acoustics and a great sensitivity like his ’65 Chevy Impala, another relic from to thematic transmission, finding new ways the past. He notes the strange way in which to say old things and vice versa. At Welch’s endurance itself has become obsolete, as more recent show at the Lobero on October 1, the and more things are built to break. Were he, duo finished the night with a cover of “Long in fact, a machine, he supposes he would be Black Veil” sans amplification, just singing out a household music maker. “I don’t know how into the dark. many strings it would have or how it would Rawlings has an affinity for anachronistic work, but at least it wouldn’t be a farting sounds; he prefers the soft fidelity of cassette gnome or something like that,” he said.

Fortunately for fans, this Machine is functapes over the ear-blast of brightly digitized music, and he loves to perform in halls like tioning at full power, producing some of the the Lobero that were designed for intimate best Americana and country music of our acoustic shows. Educated at Berklee College time. Even when this Machine breaks down, of Music, where he met Welch, he is a student going as most do into mechanical obsolesof folk and pop music, but he distinguishes cence, it’s likely that the music of Rawlings between the study of music and its creation. and Welch, like the best country music, will “You work very hard in a very analytical way, outlast many changing seasons and remain and all of a sudden when you’re walking or relevant for decades to come.

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Seven Bar & Kitchen will be certain of at least one thing: The man can drum. However, what they may not know is that he can do all kinds of things. He can heal you with water therapy, design a website, engineer a sustainable backyard aquaponic system, ride a gyroscope-powered unic ycle, and bre w an uncommonly good saltedcaramel latte, and he usually 21ST CENTURY MAN: Jazz and electronica does all these things within artist Shaun Oster embraces all kinds of the course of an average day. technology, whether the Oculus Rift or Perhaps most impressively of gyroscope-powered unicycles. all, however, is that he is also the creator of a virtual-reality world of his own design, soundtracked by his own music, and you are welcome to explore it on your own.

Enter Infinity Equals One VR, the world’s first virtual-reality album. Put on a pair of Oculus Rift goggles, and suddenly you are walking in a living room as Oster’s electronically tinged rock music plays. Knock on this door, and you find yourself on a tropical island; knock on that, and you are in a magic world where mushrooms shrink you to a tiny size, all while Oster’s music envelopes you in its Super Mario 64–esque digital world.

Oster, a spiritual techie and scientific shaman both, likes to live on the frontiers, and saw in the new Oculus Rift virtual-reality device unexplored opportunities for promotion.“What’s a creative, clever way to grab people’s attention?” he wondered, and looked toward the 200,000 people with Oculus Rift development kits “waiting for something new.” He researched the technology needed for virtual reality apps and found a programmer in Taiwanese developer Kevin Sang, who helped Oster realize the world in his mind. “I realized once you get into virtual reality, you can do anything you can imagine,” he said.

Whereas other artists have used virtual reality to simulate concerts, “they’re not pushing the limit,” Oster said. “I don’t want to just be at the Radiohead concert; I want to be in Radiohead’s mind. I want an experience where you can do the impossible by listening to music, and do activities related to the words of the music.” Eventually he envisions pay doors that could open worlds to new songs and, hence, new worlds, or live rooms where users could play virtual instruments.

Oster admits it’s still in its nascent stages, as the music (made before its virtual world realization) doesn’t always fully mesh with its virtual manifestation, and some of the frame rates are of the slightly disorienting variety. But Oster’s likely on to something with his invention, which opens up worlds of possibility for musicians. Musicians could create expansive virtual-reality experiences to supplement their music, backstage passes into the digitized manifestation of inspiration.

Though he may seem something of an Inspector Gadget in his reverence for all things newfangled and untapped, Oster’s creativity is rooted in an earthy spirituality.“Music is how I talk to God; it’s my church, getting out of the way and letting something greater than me speak through me,” he said.

He credits renowned mycologist Paul Stamets for his positive outlook on technology. “Life itself created a sentient network that expands the entire planet so that certain life forms are totally capable of knowing what’s going on,” Oster said of the life-supporting networks of mycelia from which forests spring, and their digital analog, the Internet. “I have great hope we’re going to evolve into using the Internet to increasing our awareness.”

(Not surprisingly, mushrooms play a big role in the virtual musical world of Doublehead.)

With his virtual world, Oster is opening doors to original possibilities, and they’re yours to explore. Infinity Equals One VR is available to experience for Oculus Rift users and can be downloaded via share.oculus.com/ app/infinity-equals-one-vr. Hear Oster play with the Ben Wilmore Trio at Seven Bar & Kitchen (224 Helena Ave.) on Thursday, October 15, 8-11 p.m. n Call 845-0377 or visit sevensb.com for more information.

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arts & entertainMent listinGs Arts Fund Gallery– Summer Mentorship Student Exhibition, through Oct. 24. 205-C Santa Barbara St., 965-7321.

Atkinson Gallery – Richard Ross: Isolated, through Dec. 4.

Isolated Humanities Bldg., Rm. 202, SBCC, 721 Cliff Dr., 897-3484.

Beatrice Wood Ctr. for the Arts – Ojai Studio Artists: Small Works, through Nov. 15. 8585 OjaiSanta Paula Rd., Ojai, 646-3381.

Cancer Ctr. of S.B. – Art Heals, a permanent exhibit. 540 Pueblo St., Ste. A, 898-2204.

Carpinteria Arts Ctr. – Inside Out Out, Oct. 17-Nov. 30. 855 Linden Ave., Carpinteria, 684-7789.

Channing Peake Gallery– Alive in Wild Places, through Jan. 21. S.B. County Administration Bldg., 105 E. Anapamu St. Churchill Jewelers & Gallery – LOOK OUT: "Room with a View" by Rebecca Ruth Ellen Hoag: Rain, through Oct. Stebbins is part of the Inside Out exhibit at 31; Thomas Van Stein, ongoing. 1015 the Carpinteria Arts Center.

State St., 962-5815.

Divine Inspiration Gallery of Fine Art – Felice Willat: Lifescapes, through Nov. 28. 1528 State St., 570-2446. art exhibits Gallery 27 – Brooks Institute MFA Photography: Second Nature, through Nov. 1.

MuseuMs 27 E. Cota St., 585-8000.

Art, Design & Architecture Gallery Los Olivos – Erin Williams: Gates of Museum – Garry Winogrand: Women Grace, through Oct. 31. 2920 Grand Ave., Los Are Beautiful; Talking Back: New Acquisi AcquisiOlivos, 688-7517. tions; Stephen Westfall: Stars and Candy The Good Life – John Card: Potpourri IIII, Wrappers; Walter S. White: Inventions in through Oct. 30. 1672 Mission Dr., Solvang, Midcentury Architecture, through Dec. 6.

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GraySpace Gallery – Charlene Broudy, Karpeles Manuscript Library and Carolyn Fox, and Steven Gilbar, through Oct. Museum – Parker Wittenberg, through 18. 219 Gray Ave., 886-0552.

Oct. 30; First Long Distance Telephone, Harris and Fredda Meisel Gallery of Art Jack N. Mohr: Acrylic paintings, collages, – Sicilian Translucency: Watercolor Paintings other early works, through Dec. 31. 21 W. of Traveling Artists, through Jan. 1, 2016. 2415 Anapamu St., 962-5322.

De la Vina St., 687-7444.

Museum of Contemporary Art S.B. – Hospice of S.B. – Margaret Singer: CelebraThen they form us; Conrad Ruiz: Bloom tions, through Oct. 31. 2050 Alameda Padre Projects, through Oct. 25. 653 Paseo Serra, 563-8820.

Nuevo, 966-5373.

Inez Gallery – Rebecca Gomez: Cast Rancho La Patera & Stow House – Shadows, through Nov. 10. 2446 Alamo Multiple permanent exhibits hosted by Pintado, Ste. B, Los Olivos, 688-8884. the Goleta Valley Historical Society. 304 JadeNow Gallery – Ryan and Jeff SpanN. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta, 681-7216. gler, ongoing. 14 Parker Wy., 845-4558.

S.B. Historical Museum – The Story of The Little Door Restaurant – Andreina Santa Barbara, permanent exhibition.

Diaz: A Visual Taste of S.B., through Oct. 31.

Free admission. 136 E. De la Guerra St., 129 E. Anapamu St., 882-0050.

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Los Olivos Café – Sheila Krause: From Heart S.B. Maritime Museum – Divergent to Art Art, through Nov. 5. 2870 Grand Ave., Los Focal Planes on the Channel: From Olivos, 688-7265.

Darkroom to Lightroom, through Jan. 3, Lucky Penny – Campbell Baker, ongoing.

2016. 113 Harbor Wy., 962-8404.

127 Anacapa St., 284-0358.

S.B. Museum of Art – Looking In, Look Look- Marcia Burtt Studio – Patricia Doyle and ing Out: Latin American Photography Photography, Marcia Burtt: Water's Edge, through Oct. 18. through Mar. 20, 2016; Degas to Chagall: 517 Laguna St., 962-5588.

Important Loans from the Armand HamMCASB Satellite – Magic Mountain, mer Foundation, Visions of Modernity: through Jan. 31, 2016. Hotel Indigo, 121 State 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints, St., 966-5373. ongoing exhibitions. 1130 State St., MichaelKate Interiors & Art Gallery – 963-4364.

Mood Swing, through Nov. 29. 132 Santa S.B. Museum of Natural History – Barbara St., 963-1411.

Edward S. Curtis: Luminous Portraits of The Mitchell Estate Gallery – Michelle American Indian Life, through Jan. 4, Fierro: Paintings from 1995-1996, through 2016. 2559 Puesta del Sol, 682-4711.

Nov. 5. 110 Powers Ave., 568-1700.

S.B. Museum of Natural History Sea Montecito Aesthetic Institute – Patricia Ctr. – Multiple permanent installations.

Houghton Clarke & Stuart Carey: MetamorMetamor 211 Stearns Wharf, 962-2526. phographs, Oct. 16-Jan. 5. 1150 Coast Village Santa Ynez Valley Historical Rd., Montecito, 565-5700.

Museum – Samurai: The Warrior Oliver & Espig Gallery of Fine Arts–Tielle Horsemen of Japan, through Oct. 31. 3596 Monette and Sergey Fedotov, ongoing. 1108 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 688-7889.

State St., 962-8111.

Wildling Museum – Nature in Motion, Pacifica Graduate Institute – Mythic through Nov. 2; Legacy and Loss: Threads: Art, Healing and Magic in Bali Bali, Landscapes of the S.B. Region, through ongoing. 801 Ladera Ln., 879-7103.

Feb. 1, 2016. 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang, Palm Loft Gallery – Heroes' Journey Journey, 686-8315. through Nov. 15. 410 Palm Ave. Loft A-1, Carpinteria, 684-9700.

Galleries Porch – Rick Garcia: A Few of My Favorite Allan Hancock College Library – ChilThings, through Oct. 30. 3823 Santa Claus dren’s book illustrations, ongoing. 800 S. Ln., Carpinteria, 684-0300.

College Dr., Santa Maria, 922-6966.

Porch Gallery Ojai – Jeff Mann: A Architectural Foundation Gallery – Catalogue of Unnatural Works, through Nov. Nina Warner: Urban Space: The Parks of 15. 310 E. Matilija Ave., Ojai, 620-7589.

Santa Barbara, Oct. 16-Nov. 20. 229 E. El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State HisVictoria St., 965-6307. toric Park – Nihonmachi Revisited: Santa Artamo Gallery–Autumn Autumn Colors Colors, through Barbara’s Japanese American Community Oct. 31. 11 W. Anapamu St., 568-1400. in Transition, 1900-1940 and Memorias y Facturas, ongoing. 123 E. Canon Perdido St., 965-0093.

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S.B. Artwalk – Arts & Craft Show, ongoing Sundays.

Cabrillo Blvd. at State St. S.B. City Hall Gallery – Ray Strong: Shared Vision/ Common Ground Ground, through Feb. 18, 2016. De la Guerra Plaza, 568-3994.

S.B. Tennis Club – De mi Sangre: of my Blood Blood, through Nov. 6. 2375 Foothill Rd., 682-4722.

SOhO Restaurant & Music Club – Morrison Hotel Gallery, ongoing. 1221 State St., 962-7776.

Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery – Lockwood de Forest Brass Cutouts, through Dec. 31; Angela Perko: Earthly Delight Delight; American Details, through Jan. 3, 2016. 7 E. Anapamu St., 730-1460.

Tamsen Gallery – R.W. Firestone, ongoing. 3888 State St., 687-2200. wall space gallery – Jeonglok Lee, Sungseock Ahn, Won-Chul Lee: Surveying the Landscape, through Nov. 1.

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Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art – Dane Goodman and Keith Puccinelli: tug, through Oct. 17. 955 La Paz Rd., 565-6162.

The Second Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Cultural War in Israel Sunday, October 18 / 3:00 p.m. / Free UCSB Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall

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Hahn Hall – Ray Chen & Julio Elizalde. Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Rd., 969-4726. wed: 7pm Ojai Valley Art Ctr. – Chamber Music Concert. 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai, 640-8327 sun: 2pm

pop, rock & jazz

Blind TIger – 409 State St. fri: U.S. Elevator, Pacific Haze, Pleasure, Afishnsea The Moon (8pm) Brasil Arts Café – 1230 State St., 245-5615. fri: Live Music Chumash Casino Resort – 3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez, (800) 248-6274. thu 10/15: Little Joe y La Familia (8pm) Cold Spring Tavern – 5995 Stagecoach Rd., 967-0066. fri: Back Pocket (7-10pm) sat: Wally Barnick and Kenny Blackwell (2-5pm); The Nombres (6-9pm) sun: Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan (1:15-4pm); Spencer the Gardener (4:30-7:30pm) The Creekside – 4444 Hollister Ave., 964-5118. fri: Monster Mash Bassh Fundraiser sat: Greatest Story (8:30pm) sun: Them Evils, Desert Suns and WarChief (8pm) wed: Country Night Dargan’s – 18 E. Ortega St., 568-0702. thu: Traditional Irish Music (6:30pm) sat: Live Music (10pm) tue: Karaoke (9pm) Del Pueblo Café – 5164 Hollister Ave, 692-8800. fri: Thee Commons (9pm) The Fig Grill – 5940 Calle Real, Goleta, 692-8999. sat: Dos Pueblos Jazz Quartet (6-8pm) The James Joyce – 513 State St., 962-2688. thu: Alastair Greene Band (10pm) fri: Kinsella Brothers Band (10pm) sat: Ulysses Jazz Band (7:30-10:30pm) sun, mon: Karaoke (9pm) tue: Teresa Russell (10pm) wed: Victor Vega and the Bomb (10pm) Lobero Theatre – 33 E. Canon Perdido St., 963-0761. sat: Tim Flannery & The Lunatic Fringe + Angela Easterling & Brandon Turner (8pm) sun: Dave Rawlings Machine (8pm) Maverick Saloon – 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 686-4785. fri: Carmen and the Renegade Vigilantes (8pm) sat: Carmen and the Gang (3 and 8pm) sun: The Regulars (2pm); DJ Peetey (9:30pm) wed: Michael Smith and Toni Stern (7pm) MultiCultural Ctr. – Channel Islands Rd., UCSB, 893-7609. fri: Alsarah & The Nubatones (8pm) sat: Baila Baila Band (1pm) O’Malleys and the Study Hall – 523 State St., 564-8904. thu: College Night with DJ Gavin Paseo Nuevo Shops – 651 Paseo Nuevo. thu 10/15: TrioKAIT (5-7pm) thu 10/22: Jade Hendrix, Jacob Scesney (5-7pm) S.B. Bowl – 1122 N. Milpas St., 962-7411. thu: Jimmy Buffett (7pm) sun: Hozier, Little Green Cars (7pm) tue: Florence + The Machine (7pm) wed-thu: Janet Jackson (7pm) SOhO Restaurant & Music Club – 1221 State St., 962-7776. thu: Penguin Prison, Baio, Mexico City Blondes (9pm) fri: The Black Lips, Ariel Pink (9pm) sat: Hirie, Rainbow Girls (8pm)

ROYALS: "The Queen's Ascent" by Jeff Mann is part of A Catalogue of Unnatural Works at Porch Gallery Ojai.

Wesla Whitfield (1pm); Cuyama Mama & The Hot Flashes (7:30pm) mon: Various jazz bands (7pm) tue: Bucshot, Chris Ahlman, Christian King Trio (7pm) wed: Cali2Cuba (7pm) thu: Roman Street (6pm); Diego's Umbrella (8:30pm) Velvet Jones – 423 State St., 965-8676. thu: Tijuana Panthers, Melissa Brooks, The Aquadolls (8pm) fri: Dave Hause, Joey Cape, Walt Hamburger, Betty & the Boy (8pm) sat: Prayers, Plague Vendor (8pm) tue: Con Bro Chill (7pm) thu: Quiet Life, Cotton Jones (8pm) Whiskey Richards – 435 State St., 963-1786. thu: Retox, Easter Teeth, ACxDC (9pm) fri: Light Theives, Me & Dinosaur, Curtsy, Aaron Orbit (9pm) sat: Jjames, Sleepercab, Vowws (9pm) sun:

theater Arlington Theatre – 1317 State St., 963-4408. fri: Cheech Marin: Legally Brown Tu/2.0 (Canceled) sat: Chris Hardwick, Andy Daly (Canceled) Campbell Hall – Anna Deavere Smith. 574 Mesa Rd., UCSB, 893-3535. sun: 7pm Garvin Theatre – The Hound of the Baskervilles. 801 Cliff Dr., SBCC West Campus, 965-5935. thu-sat: 7:30pm sun: 2pm thu: 7:30pm Granada Theatre – Carmina Burana. 1214 State St., 899-2222. sat: 8pm sun: 3pm Ojai Youth Entertainers Studio – Rent. 316 E. Matilija St., Ojai, 646-4300. fri: 7pm sat: 2:30 and 7pm sun: 3pm Plaza Playhouse Theatre – Dogsbreath Devereaux, The Dastardly Doctor. 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, 684-6380. fri-sat: 8pm sun: 3pm The New Vic – Sweeney Todd. 38 W. Victoria St., 965-5400. thu-fri: 8pm sat: 4 and 8pm sun: 2pm wed-thu: 8pm

Twenty years after the tragic death of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Yoram Peri reflects upon his life as politician, statesman and general, his dedication to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, his leadership in signing the Oslo Accords, and his assassination by a right-wing Jewish extremist. Rabin’s deeply contested legacy – hero versus traitor – reflects the mounting cultural war between liberal, secular Israelis who place great emphasis on Western, democratic values and religious Israelis who believe that Torah and traditional values should guide everyday life.

Yoram Peri, former political advisor to the late Prime Minister, is the author or editor of Generals in the Cabinet Room: How the Military Shapes Israeli Policy, The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, Between Battles and Ballots: Israel Military in Politics, Telepopulism: Media and Politics in Israel, and Brothers at War: Rabin’s Assassination and the Cultural War in Israel. He holds the Abraham S. and Jack Kay Chair in Israel Studies at the University Maryland at College Park.

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Actress, Playwright and Social Commentator

Pan. Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman, and Rooney Mara star in a film written by Jason Fuchs and directed by Joe Wright.

Anna Deavere Smith Never Givin’ Up with Robert McDuffie, violin and Anne Epperson, piano

Reviewed by D.J. Palladino

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ot long ago, as a conversational tic, young people would often call something “random” when they meant strange or unexpected. Pan is random in most ways. This prequel to J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan opens with a woman skulking though London neighborhoods, crossing Kensington Gardens — where there is a real-life statue of Peter Pan commissioned by Barrie in 1902 and erected in 1912 — and ends up outside a foundling home where she leaves a swaddled child. Skip forward a few years, and suddenly it’s World War II; the abandoned baby is named Peter, and he’s a hellion in a hellish Catholic orphanage. Apparently director Joe Wright’s prelude happens a half-century after its source material. The rest gets really dodgy with an aerial fight between flying pirate ships and British fighter planes, a chorus of babe-ish blonde RAF officers, and, at the final destination, a slagheap in Neverland, where thousands of child miners greet the incoming ship chanting “Smells Like Teen Spirit” lyrics. Randomissimo.

But the weirdest thing about Wright’s experimental fantasy film — and no one expected him to produce a normie Hollywood film — is how much he steals from other movies. Using a contemporary pop song is straight outta Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge. A staged fight on trampolines in the native Neverland people’s villages feels too much like Steven Spielberg’s Hook.

Movie Guide

Pan (111 mins.; PG: fantasy action violence, language, and some thematic material)

Reviewed above.

Fairview (2D)/ Fiesta 5 (2D)

SCREENINGS O Experimenter (90 mins.; PG-13: thematic material and brief strong language)

You may remember Stanley Milgram, played by Peter Sarsgaard, from psychology textbooks for his dismayingly revealing Yale experiments in 1961 in which volunteers were mildly coerced into administering steeply increasing electric shocks to other volunteers. (The shocks were faked.) Inspired by the Nazi camps, Milgram’s experiment furnished damning proof that everyday people were capable of cruelty. Don’t go to this movie expecting complete objectivity — the filmmakers believe Milgram was a hero and nearly a martyr to the cause of countering illusions. The Experimenter’s elucidation of fake and real shouts pretty loud that mindless obedience is common enough to be frightening, and still with us. (DJP)

Edited by Michelle Drown

Tickets start at $30 / $15 UCSB students

Wed., Oct. 21, 5 and 7:30pm, Plaza de Oro

(805) 893-3535 www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

OTrainwreck (125 mins.; R: strong sexual content, nudity, language, and some drug use)

Crimson Peak (119 mins.; R: bloody vio-

In Trainwreck, Amy (Amy Schumer) crashes through a variety of dating wreckages en route to a happier partnership. But the film isn’t just about the disasters but also the grace to recover from them, and reminds us that if there’s a light at the end of this crazy tunnel, it’s through the redemption of laughter. The result will be remembered as one of the funnier risqué adventures of the summer.

(RD)

Director Guillermo del Toro’s latest horror film tells of a young woman struck by tragedy who impetuously marries a mysterious man (Tom Hiddleston) to escape her past. Turns out that her new husband, his sister (Jessica Chastain), and the house in which they live have ghostly secrets.

Camino Real/Metro 4

Fri. and Mon., Oct. 16 and 19, 7 and 10pm, Isla Vista Theater, 960 Embarcadero del Norte, Isla Vista

PREMIERES Bridge of Spies (142 mins.; PG-13: some violence and brief strong language)

Tom Hanks stars as a U.S. lawyer recruited by the CIA to rescue a pilot being held by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Alan Alda, Amy Ryan, and Eve Hewson also star.

Camino Real/Paseo Nuevo

Never Givin’ Up delivers contrasting threads of strength, love, reason and outrage to the stage and shares the potency – and timeliness – of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s seminal text, “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”

SUN, OCT 18 / 7 PM (note special time) UCSB CAMPBELL HALL

The following films are playing in Santa Barbara FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, through THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22. Descriptions followed by initials — RD (Richie DeMaria) and DJP (D.J. Palladino) — have been taken from our critics’ reviews, which can be read in full at independent.com. The symbol O indicates the film is recommended.

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FLASH IN THE PAN: Hugh Jackman plays Blackbeard in this arty but unoriginal Peter Pan prequel.

Director P.J. Hogan’s beautiful 2003 Peter Pan lurks behind the enchanted ship’s leap from city streets into outer space. It may be random, but it’s also considerably borrowed.

By now, you likely think I hate Pan. But there’s actually something quite exquisite nestled in all this improvising and theft. (For real weirdness, read Barrie’s first version of the story, a bizarre novel.) The movie withholds Pan’s magic until the very end. Wright plays us to the edge of frustration and then exhilarates. It’s weird and then fun. But you can’t make a popular movie based on whims and stolen ideas, and this art film deserves to be, unlike Peter himself, judged harshly for believing too much in itself. n

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Freeheld (103 mins.; PG-13: some thematic elements, language, and sexuality) This biographical drama tells the story of a New Jersey police lieutenant, Laurel Hester (Julianne Moore), who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. She and her registered domestic partner, Stacie (Ellen Page), fight to make sure Stacie will receive Laurel’s benefits when she dies.

Riviera Goosebumps (103 mins.; PG: scary and intense creature action and images, and some rude humor) Jack Black stars as Goosebumps author R.L. Stine, who, it turns out, has been keeping the monsters from his stories locked up in his books. When a freshfaced teenager unleashes them, mayhem ensues.

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Jem and the Holograms (PG: thematic material including reckless behavior, brief suggestive content, and some language)

Based on the toy line/animated TV show of the same name, this musical fantasy film tells the story of a girl and her sisters, who strive to be singing superstars.

Fairview/Fiesta 5

(Opens Thu., Oct. 22)

The Last Witch Hunter (106 mins.; PG-13: sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images)

Vin Diesel stars as Kaulder, the last witch hunter on Earth, who must go up against the wicked Witch Queen and vicious ilk before they can unleash the Black Death upon the world.

Camino Real/Metro 4 (Opens Thu., Oct. 22)

Steve Jobs (122 mins.; R: language) Michael Fassbender stars as the genius CEO of Apple Inc. in this biographical version of Steve Jobs and his life at the epicenter of the digital revolution. Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, and Jeff Daniels also star.

Camino Real/Paseo Nuevo (Opens Thu., Oct. 22)

Woodlawn (123 mins.; PG: thematic elements including some racial tension/violence)

In this Christian sports drama, a talented high school football player battles racial tensions on and off the field in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1973.

Fiesta 5

NOW SHOWING 99 Homes (112 mins.; R: language including some sexual references and a brief violent image)

Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield) struggles to get his home back after being evicted by going to work for a diabolical real estate broker (Michael Shannon).

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O Black Mass

(122 mins.; R: brutal violence, language throughout, some sexual references, and brief drug use)

This is a realistic film, proclaim the skin details, based on the very real life and times of James “Whitey” Bulger (Johnny Depp) and the way he manipulated a hometown friend in the FBI (John Connolly, played by Joel Edgerton) into giving him free reign as South Boston’s crime mastermind. Black Mass is a powerhouse of a movie in its entertainment value, acting strengths, and decade detail. Depp’s performance skyrockets his Whitey instantly into the ranks of a Norman Bates or Hannibal Lecter, transcendent in its terror. The fascinating film will still make you cower in its por-

trayal of individual evil and the coldest reaches of the soul. (RD) Metro 4 Everest (121 mins.; PG-13: intense peril and disturbing images) Everest is based on journalist Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air, the former Outside writer’s eyewitness account of the 1996 Mt. Everest disaster that killed eight people. In one scene, the movie version of Krakauer (Michael Kelly) asks the climbers why they choose to climb Everest. Most reply some version of: “Because it’s there.” That seems to be more or less why this movie was made and describes the style in which it’s told.

The mighty mountain, on screen as in off, somehow winds up a bland motivational metaphor to service commercial interests, with a blindness toward the less convenient truths of why. (RD)

Arlington (2D)

He Named Me Malala (87 mins.; PG-13: thematic elements involving disturbing images and threats) This documentary reveals the events leading up to the attack on young Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai by the Taliban for speaking out about girls’ education.

Plaza de Oro Hotel Transylvania 2 (89 mins.; PG: some scary images, action, and rude humor)

It’s hard to get enthusiastic about anything in this mediocre sitcom love story.

The main problem is its simple abandonment of rational discourse. In the end, all the problems are solved with a big war, and monster hugs are ridiculed.

It’s a good-looking movie; it’s kind of a funny, scary Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein for a more cautious age.

This is just slapstick and easy satire.

(DJP) Fairview (2D)/Fiesta 5 (2D) The Intern (121 mins.; PG-13: some suggestive content and brief strong language)

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Sicario (121 mins.; R: strong violence, grisly images, and language)

Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, and Josh Brolin star in this film about the escalating drug trade on the border between the U.S. and Mexico.

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(123 mins.; PG: thematic elements involving perilous situations and some nudity, language, brief drug references, and smoking)

The Walk is Robert Zemeckis’s new movie about French tightrope walker Philippe Petit (played by a very charming Joseph Gordon-Levitt), who in 1974 walked between the two Twin Towers on a high wire with the assistance of a team of collaborators. The film falls into two halves, with the first following Petit from childhood dreamer to adult daredevil, and the second focusing solely on the tense moments of his coup. Watching Gordon-Levitt pace deftly back and forth on the high wire really does instill a sense of inspiration. Painterly and brimming with joie de vivre, The Walk is a celebration of Petit’s grand performance and of grandiose dreams generally. (RD) Camino Real (3D)/

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Camino Real: 8:00

This is the sequel to the 2007 film Ladrón que roba a ladrón, about two thieves who reunite to fleece a television mogul. Now the pair must reclaim land stolen from a hardworking community by a ruthless family of crooks. Fiesta 5

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Robert De Niro stars as a widowed retiree who decides to get back into the workforce by becoming an intern at an online fashion site. Anne Hathaway costars.

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Matt Damon plays a noble science-guy survivor with stalwart heavy breath-

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In this second installation of the Maze Runner saga, Gladers hunt for clues about the mysterious, diabolical organization called WCKD. Full-blown wars and lightning bolts more than compensate for forsaking the author’s intentions or fan expectations. (DJP) Metro 4

This documentary tells the true story of Ravi Patel, who is nearly 30 years old and not married. He meets the woman of his dreams and enters into a battle with his parents.

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a&e | Rob bRezsny’s fRee will astRology week of octobeR 15 ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Here’s actor Bill Murray’s advice about relationships: “If you have someone that you think is The One, don’t just say, ‘Okay, let’s pick a date.

Let’s get married.’ Take that person and travel around the world. Buy a plane ticket for the two of you to go to places that are hard to go to and hard to get out of.

And if, when you come back, you’re still in love with that person, get married at the airport.” In the coming weeks, Aries, I suggest you make comparable moves to test and deepen your own closest alliances. See what it’s like to get more seriously and deliriously intimate.

tal — meant to add beauty but not serve any other function. That changed in the 13th century, when our ancestors finally got around to inventing buttonholes.

Buttons could then serve an additional purpose, providing a convenient way to fasten garments. I foresee the possibility of a comparable evolution in your personal life, Cancerian. You have an opening to dream up further uses for elements that have previously been one-dimensional. Brainstorm about how you might expand the value of familiar things.

TAURUS

(July 23-Aug. 22): You would be wise to rediscover and revive your primal innocence. If you can figure out how to shed a few shreds of your sophistication and a few slivers of your excess dignity, you will literally boost your intelligence. That’s why I’m inviting you to explore the kingdom of childhood, where you can encounter stimuli that will freshen and sweeten your adulthood. Your upcoming schedule could include jumping in mud puddles, attending parties with imaginary friends, having uncivilized fun with wild toys, and drinking boisterously from fountains of youth.

(Apr. 20-May 20): Some firefighters use a wetter kind of water than the rest of us. It contains a small amount of biodegradable foam that makes it 10 times more effective in dousing blazes. With this as your cue, I suggest you work on making your emotions “wetter” than usual. By that I mean the following: When your feelings arise, give them your reverent attention.

Marvel at how mysterious they are. Be grateful for how much life force they endow you with. Whether they are relatively “negative” or “positive,” regard them as interesting revelations that provide useful information and potential opportunities for growth.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell is a BBC TV miniseries set in the early 19th century. It’s the fictional story of a lone wizard, Mr. Norrell, who seeks to revive the art of occult magic so as to accomplish practical works, like helping the English navy in its war against the French navy. Norrell is pleased to find an apprentice, Jonathan Strange, and draws up a course of study for him. Norrell tells Strange that the practice of magic is daunting, “but the study is a continual delight.” If you’re interested in taking on a similar challenge, Gemini, it’s available.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): We humans have put buttons on clothing for seven millennia. But for a long time, these small knobs and disks were purely ornamen-

LEO

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): While still a young man, Virgo author Leo Tolstoy wrote that “I have not met one man who is morally as good as I am.” He lived by a strict creed. “Eat moderately” was one of his “rules of life,” along with “Walk for an hour every day.” Others were equally stern: “Go to bed no later than 10 o’clock,” “Only do one thing at a time,” and “Disallow flights of imagination unless necessary.” He did provide himself with wiggle room, however. One guideline allowed him to sleep two hours during the day. Another specified that he could visit a brothel twice a month. I’d love for you to be inspired by Tolstoy’s approach, Virgo.

Now is a favorable time to revisit your own rules of life. As you refine and recommit yourself to these fundamental disciplines, be sure to give yourself enough slack.

LIBRA

CAPRICORN

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Many astronomers believe that our universe began with the Big Bang. An inconceivably condensed speck of matter exploded, eventually expanding into thousands of billions of stars. It must have been a noisy event, right? Actually, no. Astronomers estimate that the roar of the primal eruption was just 120 decibels — less than the volume of a live rock concert. I suspect that you are also on the verge of your own personal Big Bang, Libra. It, too, will be relatively quiet for the amount of energy it unleashes.

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Canadian author Margaret Atwood has finished a new manuscript. It’s called Scribbler Moon. But it won’t be published as a book until the year 2114. Until then, it will be kept secret, along with the texts of many other writers who are creating work for a “Future Library.” The project’s director is conceptual artist Katie Paterson, who sees it as a response to George Orwell’s question, “How could you communicate with the future?” With this as your inspiration, Capricorn, try this exercise: Compose five messages you would you like to deliver to the person you will be in 2025.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): For now, you are excused from further work on the impossible tasks that have been grinding you down. You may take a break from the unsolvable riddles and cease your exhaustive efforts.

And if you would also like to distance yourself from the farcical jokes the universe has been playing, go right ahead. To help enforce this transition, I hereby authorize you to enjoy a time of feasting and frolicking, which will serve as an antidote to your baffling trials. And I hereby declare that you have been as successful at weathering these trials as you could possibly be, even if the concrete proof of that is not yet entirely visible.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): One afternoon in September, I was hiking along a familiar path in the woods. As I passed my favorite grandmother oak, I spied a thick, sixfoot-long snake loitering on the trail in front of me. In hundreds of previous visits, I had never before seen a creature bigger than a mouse. The serpent’s tail was hidden in the brush, but its head looked more like a harmless gopher snake’s than a dangerous rattler’s. I took the opportunity to sing it three songs. It stayed for the duration, then slipped away after I finished. What a great omen! The next day, I made a tough but liberating decision to leave behind a good part of my life so as to focus more fully on a great part. With or without a snake sighting, Sagittarius, I foresee a comparable breakthrough for you sometime soon.

Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Every hour of your life, millions of new cells are born to replace old cells that are dying.

That’s why many parts of your body are composed of an entirely different collection of cells than they were years ago. If you are 35, for example, you have replaced your skeleton three times. Congratulations!

Your creativity is spectacular, as is your ability to transform yourself. Normally these instinctual talents aren’t nearly as available to you in your efforts to re-create and transform your psyche, but they are now. In the coming months, you will have extraordinary power to revamp and rejuvenate everything about yourself, not just your physical organism.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): The coming weeks will NOT be a favorable time to seek out allies you don’t even like that much or adventures that provide thrills you have felt a thousand times before. But the near future will be an excellent time to go on a quest for your personal version of the Holy Grail, a magic carpet, the key to the kingdom, or an answer to the Sphinx’s riddle. In other words, Pisces, I advise you to channel your yearning toward experiences that steep your heart with a sense of wonder. Don’t bother with anything that degrades, disappoints, or desensitizes you.

Homework: In what part of your life are you doing less than your best? Why? Visit FreeWillAstrology.com.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Lea Williams VO DID YOU KNOW Information is at 21 E Anapamu St #6 Santa Barbara, power and content is King? Your CA 93101; Diane Lea Williams (same doorway to statewide Public Notices, address) This business is conducted by California Newspaper Publishers a Individual Signed: Diane Lea Williams Association Smart filed with the County Clerk of Santa Search Feature. Sign‑up, Enter Barbara County on Sep 18, 2015. This keywords and sit back and let public statement expires five years from the notices come to you on your mobile, date it was filed in the Office of the desktop, and tablet. For more County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County information call Clerk (SEAL) by Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Cecelia @ (916) 288‑6011 or www.­ Number: 2015‑0002752. Published: Sep capublicnotice.com (Cal‑SCAN) 24. Oct 1, 8, 15 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Peach Leaf at 1015 Laguna St #2 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jennifer L. Hannon (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jennifer L. Hannon filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 08, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0002651. Published: Sep 24. Oct 1, 8, 15 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Innovative Surgicare, LLC at 340 South Kellogg Street Suite H Goleta, CA 93117; Innovative Neuromodulation Systems, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Eric Kirnsky filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 28, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0002580. Published: Sep 24. Oct 1, 8, 15 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Ultimate Longevity at 951 Miramonte Unit #2 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Katherine Bernhardt (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Katherine Bernhardt filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 09, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0002666.

Published: Sep 24. Oct 1, 8, 15 2015.

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FBN Abandonment STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: An Exotic Affair Flowers at 1628 Cravens Ln Carpinteria, CA 93013.

The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 5/26/2011 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no.

2011‑0001639. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Britt Enthoven 2020 Cravens Ln. Carpinteria, 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 25 2015, I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Andrea Luparello. for Published. Oct 1, 8, 15, 22 2015.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: The Barbecue Company at 3807 Santa Claus Lane Carpinteria, CA 93013. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 10/15/2013 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no.

2013‑0003144. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: The Barbecue Company Inc. (same address). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 07 2015, I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. for Published. Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2015.

Fictitious Business Name Statement FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Flying Meatloaf Records, Left Coast Consulting, Left Coast Digital at 142 Meadows Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Paul Tristan Bryant 142 Meadows Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Paul Bryant filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 24, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0002815.

Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: RJ Industries at 1040 Cliff Drive #2 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Ryan Yack (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Benjamin Rodrguez filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 05, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

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by Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0002881. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Lux By Mighty Bright, Mighty Bright at 650 Ward Drive Suite A Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Gold Crest LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Roger Edgar filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 25, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0002821.

Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Fire & Ice Cafe, Ice Milk Company at 971 Embarcadero Del Mar Goleta, 93117; Off Loop, LLC 277 Mathilda Drive Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: John Kim filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 17, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002739. Published: Sep 24. Oct 1, 8, 15 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Classic Wellness at 801 Kenita Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Derek Moore (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Derek Moore filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 21, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002771.

Published: Sep 24. Oct 1, 8, 15 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Expert Networking Solutions at 1326 Panchita Place Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Steven Harwell (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Steven Harwell filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 08, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0002731.

Published: Sep 24. Oct 1, 8, 15 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: El Sueno Furnishings & Delivery at 93 Castilian Dr Goleta, CA 93117; Sergio Dorado 4065 Foothill Rd Unit E Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Eduardo Christian Fuerte Becerril 609 E Ortega St Unit B Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Eduardo Becerril filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 28, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002579.

Published: Sep 24. Oct 1, 8, 15 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Ninaya’s Healing Journeys at 165 Kamala Way Goleta, CA 93117; Nancy Strandberg‑Laub (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Nancy Strandberg‑Laub filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 18, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0002753. Published: Sep 24. Oct 1, 8, 15 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Lama Dog, Lama Dog Tap Room + Bottle Shop at 116 Santa Barbara Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Good Beer Company, LLC 133 E. De La Guerra Street #173 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Peter Burnham filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 16, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0002730.

Published: Sep 24. Oct 1, 8, 15 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Ynez Burrito 2 at 956 Embarcadero Del Norte 2 Goleta, CA 93117; Aziz Khyalil 2949 N. Myers Street Burbank, CA 91504; Manhal Samaan 2296 Woodcreek Camarillo, CA 93012; Mitch Samaan 2621 W. Highway154 Santa Ynez, CA 93460 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Mitch Samaan filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 16, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon.

FBN Number: 2015‑0002732. Published: Sep 24. Oct 1, 8, 15 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Through The Lens Designs at 414 De La Vina St. Unit C Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Ashley Somics (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Ashley Somics filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 02, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jaysinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0002619.

Published: Sep 24. Oct 1, 8, 15 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: American Swords, Swords of The U.S. at 2401 Calle Linares Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Simon Rycroft (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: S. A. Rycroft filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 18, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0002755. Published: Sep 24.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Autohaus Salzburg at 517 E. Gutierrez St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Independent Automotive Group Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Asiri De Silva filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 22, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002785.

Published: Oct 1, 8, 15, 22 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Armony Cucine USA at 4564 Via Maria Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Thea Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Armony Cucine USA filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 22, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0002787.

Published: Oct 1, 8, 15, 22 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Dijo Productions LLC at 1129 Oriole Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Dijo Productions LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Jerold Oshinsky filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 16, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0002727. Published: Oct 1, 8, 15, 22 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Associated Pathology Services at 1157 Crestline Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Jeffery L Bradford (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jackie Ellis, Agent filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 25, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0002824.

Published: Oct 1, 8, 15, 22 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Perfect Puppy Products at 3 LA Cumbre Circle Santa Barbara, CA 93105‑4441; Sandra Jo Stinson (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Sandra Jo Stinson filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 18, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002757.

Published: Sep 24. Oct 1, 8, 15 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara 3D Printing, SB3D, Stel Design at 5785 Thornwood Dr Ste B Goleta, CA 93117; Stel, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Peter Ducato, President filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 25, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0002822. Published: Oct 1, 8, 15, 22 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Wireless at 119 N. Milpas St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Securepro, Inc 27 W. Anapamu St #316 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Securepro, Inc. CFO filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 18, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0002750. Published: Sep 24. Oct 1, 8, 15 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Extended Hands, Imitator of Christ Ministries at 664 Main Street Los Alamos, CA 93440; Joyce Broome (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 10, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

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by Merlene Ashcom. FBN Number: 2015‑0002673. Published: Oct 1, 8, 15, 22 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Apeel Sciences at 819 Reddick St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Apeel Technology, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Jenny Du filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 14, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0002688. Published: Oct 1, 8, 15, 22 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Never Give Up Music Company at 912 E. Cota Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Juan Turner 430 E. Figueroa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 09, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Sheeif. FBN Number: 2015‑0002665. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Artisanal West at 1050 Edison St Unit G Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Rangeworks, LLC 3569 Sagunto Street Santa Ynez, CA 93460 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 21, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0002774. Published: Oct 1, 8, 15, 22 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Stone Fitness at 1428 Bath Street Apt. D Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jason Perry Stone (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jason Perry Stone filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 05, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0002884. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Simply Pies at 5392 Hollister Ave. Goleta, CA 93111; Crushfoods Inc 1315 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Shannon Gaston filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 22, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0002790. Published: Oct 1, 8, 15, 22 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Boxai, Yanagi, Homeopathy Kits, Homeopathy World at 411 E. Canon Perdido Ste #1 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Random Beauty Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Wayne Thompson, CFO filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 22, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002784. Published: Oct 1, 8, 15, 22 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Stellarose Publishing at 2176 East Valley Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Agatha Carubia (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Agatha Carubia filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 21, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe.

FBN Number: 2015‑0002777. Published: Oct 1, 8, 15, 22 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Oasis Inn & Suites at 3344 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Everquest Lodge Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Nicolas Teng, President filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 05, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0002889. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Biofeedback Institute of Santa Barbara at 1607 Chapala St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Tina Lerner 290 N Fairview Ave Unit 6 Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Tina Lerner filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 16, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0002725. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Okeanos Swimwear at 7351 Greensboro Street Goleta, CA 93117; Josephine Briones (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Josephine Briones filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 08, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002658. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: McEnergy at 430 South Fairview Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93117; Yardi Systems, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Anant Yardi, President filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 28, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0002831. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Breaths of Freedom, Portable Connections at 3050 Hermosa Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Lisa Schoenthal (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Lisa Schoenthal filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 10, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales.

FBN Number: 2015‑0002675.

Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Nectar at 20 E. Cota St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Brad Sherman 316 1/2 W. Sola St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Brad Sherman filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 29, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0002836.

Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Breakfast, Breakfast Worldwide, Breakfast Coffee Club, Breakfast Culture Club at 5 Saint Ann Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Breakfast Worldwide, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Morgan Maassen filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 29, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0002842. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Grewal Investment, GP at 765 Via Airosa Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Bikramjit Singh Grewal (same address) Harbhajan K. Grewal (same address)­ T his business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Bikramjit S. Grewal filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 21, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0002780. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Travel Concierge at 520 W. Pedregosa Street #A Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Arianna Michelle Gilbert (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Arianna M. Gilbert filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 17, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0002746. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BRC Construction at 1815 San Andres St #B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Benjamin Cruz Rodriguez (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Benjamin Rodrguez filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 30, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0002845. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Illume, Illume Web Design & Development at 6650 Picasso Unit 6 Goleta, CA 93117; Andrew Farkash 6591 Seville Road Apt 5 Goleta, CA 93117; Joe Lee 6650 Picasso Unit 6 Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Andrew Farkash filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 01, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Jessica Sheeif. FBN Number: 2015‑0002861. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 805 Smoke Company at 27 W Anapamu #103 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Nicholas Priedite 838 Meigs Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Michael Rousso 27 W Anapamu #103 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Michael Rousso filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 15, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0002713. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sandyland Reef Inn at 4160 Via Real Carpinteria, CA 93013; Ventura Lodge LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Nicolas Teng, President filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 05, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0002888. Published: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Dusk To Dawn at 915 Randolph Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Dawn C O’Bar (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 05, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Tara Jaysinghe . FBN Number: 2015‑0002886. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Distinguished Services at 1903 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Messiahic Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 06, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0002909. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Elwood Wines at 1225‑1239 W Laurel Ave., Unit 1‑8 Lompoc, CA 93436; Elwood Family Wines, Inc 405 Misty Ridge Dr Keller, TX 76248 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Lea Fainer, Agent filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 30, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0002846. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Los Alamos General Store at 458 Bell Street Los Alamos, CA 93440; Kaliope Kopley 1185 Patterson Ave Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kaliope Kopley filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 07, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Jessica Sheaiff. FBN Number: 2015‑0002915. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pape Kenworth Paclease at 1322 White Court Santa Barbara, CA 93458; Pape Truck Leasing, Inc 355 Goodpasture Island Road Eugene, OR 97401 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Robert J. Riecke, Vice President filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 29, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0002840. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Open And Shut Automated Gates at 554 Coronel #8 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Torri Marie Stewart (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Torri Stewart filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 15, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002714.

Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Salon Lucia at 1221 State St Suite 8 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Lucia Rios 5512 Armitos Ave Ave #37 Goleta, 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Lucia Rios filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 29, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0002837. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Ampsense, Ampsolutions, Energyscience/ Amploc at 615 La Buena Tierra Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Health Media International (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Steven D. Corry, Pres filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 06, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2015‑0002901. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2015.

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Provides essential administrative and financial support that is critical to the successful operation of a complex fund raising program. Assists the Directors with all aspects of analysis, planning and implementation strategies for the Intercollegiate Athletics department, to support the university athletics mission by securing support from private donors. Reqs: High School Diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience. Strong organizational skills and unfailing attention to detail and accuracy.

Exceptional verbal and interpersonal skills. Excellent grammar, composition and proofreading skills. Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet and e‑mail and demonstrated ability to quickly learn various software programs. Ability to work independently and to maintain strict confidentiality in all aspects of work.

Ability to prioritize duties and achieve planned goals for a complex program.

Ability to work under tight and shifting deadlines, effectively solve problems, and demonstrate sound reasoning and judgment. Notes: Fingerprinting required. May work occasional evenings and weekends. $20.59 ‑ $21.57/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply by 10/26/15. Apply online at https:// jobs.­ucsb.edu Job #20150549

GRANT PROCESSOR, COMMUNITY FINAN­CIAL FUND

ASSOCIATED STUDENTS Works as a member of a team to implement procedures for the Community Financial Fund.

Coordinates grants and oversees loans, serves as liaison with Financial Aid office. Tracks and administers paperwork for grant process.

Reqs: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Guarantee Painting SB at 544 Coronel #8 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Torri Marie Stewart (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Torri Stewart filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 15, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002715. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Juris Doctor California at 735 State Street #631 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Geoff Conner Newlan 1720‑C San Pascual St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Geoff Conner Newlan filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 05, 2015.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0002879. Published: Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2015.

Name Change IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF FILOGONIA JAIMES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 15CV01619 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: FILOGONIA JAIMES TO: ISABEL AGUILAR THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING Nov 04, 2015 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Sep 11, 2015. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Sep 24. Oct 1, 8, 15 2015.

Strong organizational skills attention to detail. Knowledge of office automation systems, procedures, and methods.

Ability to solve problems, conduct research and present solutions to management.

Notes: This is a 50% time, Limited appointment working less than 1,000 hours. Fingerprinting required. $17.83 ‑ $18.63/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 10/22/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #20150547

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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY Coordinates organizational support, and provides accountability for work produced on multiple projects.

Oversees general administrative functions to ensure office workflow efficiency.

Establishes written procedures as needed to

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CHRISTINA MENDOZA ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 15CV02971 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: JULIEANA LIZBETH CABRERA TO: JULIEANA LIZBETH MENDOZA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING Nov 04, 2015 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Sep 14, 2015. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Oct 1, 8, 15, 22 2015.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF JACLYN MARTINEZ ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 15CV02673 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: JACLYN DANIELLE MARTINEZ TO: JACLYN MAYA DAIGLE THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING Nov 04, 2015 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Sep 21, 2015. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Oct 8, 15, 22, 29 2015.

ensure efficiency of administrative operations. Reqs: Highest respect for confidentiality in all areas is a priority. Excellent customer service skills. Demonstrated organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. Analytical skills with demonstrated attention to detail.

Ability to handle a high volume of transactions and work with accuracy and efficiency. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. $20.59 ‑$22.59/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 10/20/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150541

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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CYNTHIA SUE M,­ ARGOLIS ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 15CV02963 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: CYNTHIA SUE MARGOLIS TO: CYNTHIA SUE MCHALE THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING Nov 18, 2015 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Sep 21, 2015. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Oct 8,15, 22, 29 2015.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF LESHELLE SIMONE CLARK‑TIRRE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 15CV03262 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: LESHELLE SIMONE CLARK‑TIRRE TO: LESHELLE SIMONE ZYHAILO THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING Nov 18, 2015 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Oct 05, 2015. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Oct 15, 22, 29. Nov 5 2015.

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Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing. Experience in payroll systems. General knowledge of Human Resources. Note: Fingerprinting required. $19.87 ‑ $21.00/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected

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Experience in a customer service environment. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Ability to communicate and work effectively with diverse clientele such as, employees from other departments, students, parents, etc.

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235 Santa Rosa Ln $3,195,000 The Easters 805.570.0403 Located in the heart of Montecito’s coveted Hedgerow, this charming home has it all!

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511 Meadow View Dr (Buellton), Open 2-4 Sharon Currie 2525 State St #12, Open 2-4 Laurel Abbott 2654 State St #35, Open 1-4 Kathy Strand-Spieler 927 W Valerio, Open 1-4 Angela Moloney 5068 San Julio Ave, Open 2-4 Timm Delaney 1006 E Canon Perdido St, Open 1-4 Kathy Strand Spieler/Kathy Hughes 1109 Olive St, Open 1-4 Angela Moloney 3132 Calle Mariposa, Open 1:30-4 Dana O’Neill 2414 Santa Barbara St, Open 1-4 Randy Glick

$609,000 805.448.2727 $615,000 805.455.5409 $650,000 805.895.6326 $789,000 805.451.1553 $899,900 805.895.1109 $949,000 805.895.6326/805.448.4881 $959,000 805.451.1553 $1,649,000 805.705.1605 $2,295,000 805.563.4066

Sunday Open Houses 1200 Jason Drive (Lompoc), Open 11-2 Mary Bahnken 511 Meadow View Dr (Buellton), Open 2-4 Sharon Currie 2525 State St #12, Open 2-4 Laurel Abbott 3115 Riley Rd (Solvang), Open 1-4 Karin Aitken 2654 State St #35, Open 1-4 Kathy Strand-Spieler

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2654 State St #35 $650,000 Kathy Strand Spieler 805.895.6326 Best location, single-level, ground floor 2BD/2BA, with beautiful patio & garden areas www.KathySpieler.com

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Back inside the house, there are two large bedrooms upstairs, each with its own bath, and another big bedroom and bath downstairs. A spacious living room leads into a full dining room and extends into a nice-sized remodeled kitchen. Parts of the house emanate its 1961 pedigree, and other aspects of the décor reflect the feel of the remodeling that has occurred throughout its history. Located within earshot of the Santa Barbara Mission, the house is a blend of styles with touches of The Brady Bunch but plenty of American Riviera, too.

The Palm Springs resort feel is due at least in part to the home’s plentiful outdoor spaces. In addition to the divine deck upstairs, there are two separate patios downstairs, as well. One is off the kitchen, perfect for outdoor dining, and there’s another tiled patio in the front of the house, offering a shady spot to read a

book or entertain a friend. Inside, floorto-ceiling windows and huge sliding glass doors line the living and dining rooms, bringing the outside in to the entire first floor.

As I walked outside, the neighborhood felt so serene that I didn’t want to disturb any of the residents by nosing around the common areas. But a quick visit to the sparkling pool and sprawling deck, adjacent to the community clubhouse, completed my impression of a relaxing vacation retreat. Walking distance to everything yet secluded enough to command private ocean views high above downtown, I found myself hoping that the next owner of this home will allow it to keep its retro character while making it their own special secret hideaway.

Address: 400 East Pedregosa Street, Unit K Status: On the market Price: $1,215,000

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Owner-contractor’s California Tudor blends open, yet intimate floor plan. Vaulted ceilings, ocean views.

Two master suites face the Pacific. Country kitchen with fireplace and 8 x 11 marketpantry. Enjoy sea breezes as you stroll or ride through 2+ acres of informal gardens and 150 mature trees. Large corral. Miles of horse trails.

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400 East Pedregosa, Unit K, is currently for sale in Santa Barbara, listed by Marty Rodgers of Village Properties. Reach Marty at 886-1459.

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t the corner of Prospect Avenue and Pedregosa Street lies a hidden home with a retro feel and a Palm Springs vibe. Secluded from the street and suspended in time, it is part of a 14-unit community of townhomes on a five-acre city block that is probably one of the best-kept secrets in Santa Barbara.

Built in 1961, this set of homes is known for being unknown. Even real estate agents who have been in town for years aren’t aware of this unassuming enclave.

Unit K is the residence available for sale, although it feels wrong to label this spacious two-story, three-bedroom home a “unit.” With more than 2,200 square feet of living space and tons of storage inside, plus an oversized garage, this is no condo.

It looks and lives like a single-family home.

Starting at the top, the crowning glory of this house is the huge sundeck off the master bedroom. The deck is elevated enough to offer an impressive ocean view and expansive enough to envision a variety of uses for the lofty space. An outdoor playroom for the kids? Rooftop vegetable garden? Telescope setup for stargazing?

Alfresco art studio? The space is partly covered and partly open, so the options are limited only by one’s imagination.

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888 Cold Springs Rd. | $19,500,000 beds 10 baths 6.5 Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

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4621 Via Roblada | $16,995,000 4621ViaRoblada.com Riskin/Kendall 805.565.8600

3111 Padaro Ln. | $14,600,000 beds 5 baths 4 Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

1530 Roble Dr. | $13,995,000 1530RobleDrive.com Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

27 Butterfly Ln. | $13,900,000 beds 5 baths 7 Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

Price Upon Request 2733sycamorecanyonRoad.com Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

1398 Oak Creek Cyn. Rd. | $13,650,000 1398oakcreekcanyonRoad.com Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

660 Hot Springs Rd. | $12,650,000 magnoliaHousemontecito.com tim Walsh 805.259.8808

4555 Avenue Del Mar | $8,995,000 beds 4 baths 3 gregg leach 805.565.8873

424 Meadowbrook Dr. | $8,400,000 beds 7 baths 9 Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

2220 Bella Vista Dr. | $7,985,000 beds 4 baths 6 Pippa Davis 805.886.0174

848 Park Ln. | $7,200,000 beds 6 baths 7 David/Jesse 805.455.2113

511 Las Fuentes Dr. | $6,450,000 beds 3 baths 4.5 Elberta Pate 805.895.0835

975 Mariposa Ln. | $5,495,000 beds 4 baths 4 Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

36 Hammond Dr. | $5,250,000 beds 4 baths 4 Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

2169 Refugio Rd. | $5,200,000 beds 3 baths 3 Dana Istre 805.451.0033

1422 East Valley Rd. | $5,100,000 beds 5 baths 5.5 Patricia Griffin 805.565.4547

275 Toro Cyn. Rd. | $4,825,000 beds 5 baths 4.5 Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

5840 Casitas Pass Rd. | $4,500,000 beds 5 baths 6 carey/gail 805.689.6262

780 Rockbridge Rd. | $4,495,000 beds 4 baths 5 Pamela Regan 805.895.2760

709 Park Ln. | $3,750,000 709Parklane.com Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

1424 East Valley Rd. | $3,200,000 beds 3 baths 3 Patricia Griffin 805.565.4547

815 Ashley Rd. | $3,195,000 beds 4 baths 3 suding//murphy 805.455.5736

835 Puente Dr. | 2,975,000 beds 5 baths 4 Brian King 805.452.0471

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4145 Creciente | $21,500,000 beds 6 baths 9 Adrienne/Steve 805.452.3960

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1933 Mission Ridge Rd. | $2,800,000 beds 3 baths 4 John A. Sener 805.331.7402

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814 E. Pedregosa St. | $1,850,000 Triplex calcagno & Hamilton 805.896.0876

405 Nicholas Ln. | $1,695,000 beds 3 baths 2 suding//murphy 805.455.8055

612 Calle Granada | $1,650,000 beds 3 baths 3 Emily Kellenberger 805.252.2773

2521 Banner Ave. | $1,595,000 beds 4 baths 4 Jim Witmer 805.448.3921

239 Cordova Dr. | $1,549,000 beds 4 baths 2.5 toni mochi 805.636.9170

421 Seaview Rd. | $1,549,000 beds 2 baths 2 Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

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754 El Rodeo Rd. | $1,349,000 beds 4 baths 3 louise/sam 805.285.2008

3025 Calle Noguera | $1,295,000 beds 3 baths 2.5 toni mochi 805.636.9170

6740 Sabado Tarde Rd. | $1,250,000 Isla Vista Duplex Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

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1714 Anacapa St. | $2,950,000 157 Rametto Rd. | $2,875,000 beds 4 baths 3.5 beds 3 baths 2 Doré/O’Neill/Krautmann 805.947.0608 Wendy Warren 805.585.8830

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400 E Pedregosa St. #K | $1,215,000 beds 3 baths 3 Marty Rodgers 805.886.1459

880 Veronica Springs Rd. | $1,199,750 beds 3 baths2 John A. Sener 805.331.7402

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18 W. Victoria St. | $1,180,500 1 baths 2 Pippa Davis 805.886.0174

5014 Whitney Court | $1,175,000 beds 3 baths 2.5 Elberta Pate 805.895.0835

730 Willowglen Rd. | $1,099,000 beds 4 baths 3 David M. Kim 805.296.0662

718-720 W. Arrellaga St. | $1,050,000 Duplex Toby/Lynette 805.570.3573

401 Chapala St. | $995,000 beds 1 baths 2 calcagno & Hamilton 805.896.0876

120 Mesa Ln. | $995,000 beds 3 baths 1 Carla Reeves 805.689.7343

3710 Fortunato Way | $959,000 beds 3 baths 2 Elizabeth Wagner 805.895.1467

5179 Calle Asilo | $885,000 beds 4 baths 2 Regina/David 805.451.1994

895 Cheltenham Rd. | $879,000 beds 2 baths 2 David M. Kim 805.296.0662

298 Calle Esperanza | $875,000 beds 2 baths 3 Tiffany Haller 805.698.6694

161 Por La Mar Cir. | $869,000 beds 2 baths 2 Phil shirinian 805.637.8722

1511 Meadow Cir. | $849,900 beds 4 baths 2 Sally/Lyla 805.450.0852

7755 Jenna Dr. | $839,000 beds 4 baths 2 Carla Reeves 805.689.7343

293 Calle Esperanza | $825,000 beds 3 baths 3 calcagno & Hamilton 805.896.0876

1477 Theresa St. | $799,000 beds 3 baths 2 gail cooley 805.689.7767

1116 N. Milpas St. | $799,000 beds 4 baths 3 Jeff/Julie 805.895.9498

Costa Rica, Las Mareas | $775,000 beds 3 baths 3.5 Susan Jordano 805.680.9060

319 W. Valerio St. #3 | $749,000 beds 2 baths 2 Cara Gamberdella 805.683.7336

1426 Laguna St. #A | $739,500 2740 Miradero Dr. | $729,000 beds 1 baths 2 beds 2 baths 2 DorĂŠ/Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill/Krautmann 805.947.0608 sheela Hunt 805.698.3767

331 W. Micheltorena St. | $629,000 beds 2 baths 1 Christopher W. Hunt 805.453.3407

300 N. Fairview Ave. #3 | $550,000 beds 3 baths 2 Patricia Griffin 805.705.5133

1012 Palmetto Way #B | $549,000 beds 3 baths 2 Toby/Lynette 805.570.3573

1151 Baywood Ave., Camarillo | $515,000 beds 4 baths 2.5 Vickie/Sharon 805.708.2468

45 Dearborn Pl. #34 | $410,000 beds 2 baths 1 Daniel Warnars 805.680.2712

31 Dearborn Pl. #28 | $349,000 beds 1 baths 1 David M. Kim 805.296.0662

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1269 Mountain View Rd. | $1,249,000 beds 4 baths 2 Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

1632 San Andres St. | $479,000 beds 1 baths 1 calcagno & Hamilton 805.896.0876

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VILLAGE PROPERTIES congratulates LOUISE McKAIG for being voted Best Real Estate Agent, for the second year in a row.

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n 1868, the block of property that’s bordered by today’s Bath, Carrillo, Castillo, and Canon Perdido streets was purchased by investor W.H. Norway from a Native American Indian woman who had acquired it earlier from a laborer named Pedro Massini. A year later, in 1869, one half of the block was subdivided and sold to C.C. Rynerson, who was the former sheriff of San Joaquin County.

By the early 1880s, the county assessment books listed the valuation of his buildings and improvements for the entire half-parcel at $1,000.

This home was built around that time in the Queen Anne style, which became popular in the United States in the late 1800s and was just one of a number of styles to emerge during the Victorian era. The Queen Anne was introduced to America at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, where the British government displayed several residences in this architectural motif. From that introduction, a more American style slowly emerged, and by the 1880s, the Queen Anne became very popular in Santa Barbara during one of the city’s early building booms.

Distinctive characteristics include asymmetrical front façades, overhanging eaves, bay windows, wooden or slate roofs, expansive porches with decorative wood trim, and circular or polygonal towers. Of all the surviving Queen Annes in Santa Barbara, this is only one of a few to have an octagonal tower rising from the corner bay window. Also distinguishing is the Revival entrance, which features Corinthium columns used to support the pediment, which is the decorative triangle that adorns the front porch.

In 1905, J.P. Hoye, yardmaster of the Southern Pacific Railway, occupied the house. Since that time, at least six different families have owned the home, which was recently restored by its current owners. Online real estate websites estimate the home’s value at nearly $1.3 million.

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or the past 20 years, since Ed atmosphere through plowing, overMazria calculated that build- grazing, and poor agricultural practices. ings use almost 50 percent of These recent compost applications can energy consumed in this coun- reverse this and create what scientists try, I have been on a quest to make call a positive feedback loop. Plants pull buildings super energy efficient while carbon dioxide from the air through producing any additional energy photosynthesis and transfer a porneeded from site-generated renew- tion of the carbon to the soil through ables. But now I am coming to believe their roots and soil microorganisms, that there is another option for reduc- and then they turn that carbon into a ing greenhouse gases that is equally, if form commonly known as humus. This process improves soil fertility, boosts not more, important.

A carbon experiment on a small plant growth, and captures even more number of ranches in Northern Cali- carbon while enhancing the soil’s abilfornia is establishing a simple, benign ity to absorb and retain water. way to remove carbon Where is all this dioxide from the air. compost going to UC Berkeley sciencome from, and who is going to pay to have tists have measured the impact of a oneranchers spread it on time spreading of their land? The compost has to come pria half-inch layer of marily from cities. San compost on rangeFrancisco composts land and found, to 700 tons of residentheir surprise, that tial and commercial it boosted the soil’s carbon-sequestration organic waste every capacity on average day — the largest such by one ton per hectoperation in the world. are per year for each This can become a

by Dennis Allen of the eight years they great resource for have been testing. ranches. As for comThey forecast that this sequestration pensation, key efforts are being made process will continue for at least two to incorporate soil carbon offsets in decades.

California’s cap-and-trade system as a Grazing is the largest land use on way to make it profitable for ranchers the planet, and many grazing lands to restore their land. are degraded. If this one-time thin Although only recently recognized application of compost were applied as a carbon-sequestration strategy, to a quarter of California’s rangeland, “carbon farming” has already captured the soil would absorb three-quarters the attention of the White House of California’s greenhouse-gas emis- and officials as far away as Brazil and sions for the year. Since that effect is China. This inexpensive, low-tech harcumulative, it would keep doing so for nessing of natural systems holds the potential to turn the vast rangelands of a number of years.

For centuries, humans have been California and the world into a weapon bleeding soil-stored carbon into the to reverse climate change.

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OPEN HOUSES Carpinteria 178 Serafin Street, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,025,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Krista Simundson 805-453-5117

275 Toro Canyon Road, 5BD/5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 2-4, $4,825,000, Village Properties, Robert Watt 805-252-2190 Wayne Barker 805-252-2190 1261 Franciscan Court #3, 2BD/2BA, $475,000, Sat 1-4, Pacific Coast Realty, JoAnn Pomatto-Gomez 805-705-3798 1272 Cravens Lane 1, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $829,000, Keller Williams, Cindy Blomo 805-705-3606 1431 Tomol Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $729,000, Coldwell Banker, Scott Westlotorn 805-903-4313

1480 Santa Ynez Avenue, 5BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,050,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Taylor Toner 805-451-4801 3111 Padaro Lane, 5BD/4BA, Sun 2-4, $14,600,000, Village Properties, Ron Madden 805-284-4170 1080 Palmetto Way #F, 2BD/1.5BA, Sun 1-4, $469,000, Remax Gold Coast Realtors, Gloria Burns 805-689-6920

Downtown Santa Barbara 18 West Victoria Street #204, 1BD/2BA, Sat 12-4 Sun 12-4, $1,465,000, Village Properties, Tim Walsh 805-259-8808

18 West Victoria Street #208, 1BD/2BA, Sat 12-4 Sun 12-4, $1,180,500, Village Properties, Tim Walsh 805-259-8808

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18 West Victoria Street #219, 1BD/1.5BA, Sun 1-3, $895,000, Coldwell Banker, Sara Guthrie 805-5701211 18 West Victoria Street #305, 1BD/2BA, Sat 12-4 Sun 12-4, $1,515,000, Village Properties, Tim Walsh 805-259-8808

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1477 Theresa Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $799,000, Village Properties, Gail Cooley 805-689-7767

401 Chapala Street #312, 1BD/2BA, Sun 11-4, $1,275,000, Village Properties, Calcagno & Hamilton 805-896-0876

18 West Victoria Street #308, 2BD/3BA, Sat 12-4 Sun 12-4, $2,600,000, Village Properties, Tim Walsh 805-259-8808 401 Chapala Street #222, 1BD/1.5BA, Sun 11-4, $1,250,000, Village Properties, Calcagno & Hamilton 805-896-0876

401 Chapala Street #305, 1BD/1.5BA, Sun 11-4, $1,325,000, Village Properties, Calcagno & Hamilton 805-896-0876 401 Chapala Street #302, 1BD/2BA, Sun 11-4, $1,325,000, Village Properties, Calcagno & Hamilton 805-896-0876 401 Chapala Street #403, 2BD/2BA, Sun 11-4, $2,135,000, Village Properties, Calcagno & Hamilton 805-896-0876 531 Chapala Street A, 1BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, JoAnn Mermis 805-895-5650 618 Anacapa St Unit # 7, 2BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,669,000, Keller Williams, Joe Bral 805-283-9912 641 Por La Mar Circle B, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $939,000, Village Properties, Billy 805-570-4827 645 Costa Del Mar unit C, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $979,000, Village Properties, Billy 805-570-4827 1109 Olive Street, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $959,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Dale McCaskey 805-403-3413

1116 N Milpas Street, 4BD/3BA, Sat 2-4, $799,000, Village Properties, Leanne Wood 805-284-7177 1417 Olive Street Unit B, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-5 Sun 1-3, $1,045,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Larry Martin 805895-6872 Sandy Lipowski 805-403-3844 1816 De La Vina #2, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $824,800, Coldwell Banker, Hayley N Hernandez 805-717-8868 1835 Chapala Street, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $965,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Hristo Hristov 805-284-8471 2109 Chapala Street, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4, $1,495,000, Village Properties, Cimme Eordanidis 805-722-8480 3791-E State Street, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $1,279,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jan Banister 805-455-1194

Eastside Santa Barbara 1 Rubio Road, 3BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,580,000, Coldwell Banker, C Scott McCosker 805-687-2436

1017 East Yanonali Street, 2BD/1BA, Sun 2-5, $749,000, Coldwell Banker, Holly Misic 805-335-3315 1116 North Milpas, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $799,000, Village Properties, Marcella Simmons 805-680-9981 2414 Santa Barbara Street, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4, $2,295,000, Berkshire Hathaway, John Comin 805689-3078

Goleta 20 Baker Lane, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $999,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Eve Mitchell 805-708-9972

39 Dearborn Place #100, 2BD/1BA, Sun 12-3, $400,000, Keller Williams, Ruth Ann Bowe Real Estate Team 805252-5229 216 Moreton Bay Lane Unit 5, 2BD/1.5BA, Sat by Appt Sun 2-4, $435,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Mike Pearl 805-637-6888 Gail Pearl 805-637-9595 325 Northgate Drive, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $489,000, Village Properties, Cimme Eordanidis 805-722-8480 364 Santa Barbara Shores Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $775,000, Sun Coast Real Estate, Matt Vaughan 805-689-9351 835 Puente Drive, 5BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $2,975,000, Village Properties, Brian King 805-452-0471 1064 Via Regina, 5BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $1,125,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Joe Stubbins 805-729-0778 1605 Paterna Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4:30, $1,695,000, Coastal Properties, Berni Bernstein 805-705-4867 4326 Calle Real #9, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $299,999, Coldwell Banker, Ruth Martinez-Infante 805-570-4646 4326 Calle Real #70, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $155,000, Pacific Coast Realty, Antoun W. Wassef 805-324-1848 5068 San Julio Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $899,900, Berkshire Hathaway, Kay Davis 805-440-4254 5119 San Lorenzo, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $739,500, Coldwell Banker, Joanne Stoltz 805-895-7322 6049 Paseo Palmilla, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $859,000, Village Properties, Phyllis Lenker 805-886-2342 7549 Sea Gull Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sat 2-5 Sun 1-4, $800,000, Keller Williams, Ruth Ann Bowe Real Estate Team 805698-0351 Frangina Spandau 805-2595783

Saturday 10/17 & Sunday 10/18 Hope Ranch 4178 Creciente Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $3,995,000, Stones Real Estate, Team Eric and Mary 805-682-6090

The Mesa 222 Meigs Road Unit 19, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,245,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Diane Waterhouse 805-886-2988

1642 Shoreline Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $2,195,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Gene Archambault 805-455-1190

Mission Canyon 989 Tornoe Road, Sun 1-4, 3BD/2.5BA, $1,850,000, Goodwin & Thyne Properties, Caitlin Benson 805-6995102

1502 Mission Canyon Road, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,450,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Richard Davidson 805-452-3490 790 Mission Oaks Lane, 4BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-3, $1,845,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Doug Van Pelt 805-637-3684 Thomas Schultheis 805-729-2802

1709 Overlook Lane, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-4, $5,250,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477 1907 San Leandro Lane, 3BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $2,495,000, Coldwell Banker, Brad Merritt 805-450-6522 1936 N. Jameson Lane C, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $865,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Barbara Neary 805-698-8980 2225 Featherhill Road, 6BD/6.5BA, Sun 1-4, $6,995,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Arthur Kalayjian 805455-1379 2700 Torito Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $3,200,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Tim Dahl 805-886-2211 2970 Hidden Valley Lane, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-4, $2,495,000, Keller Williams Santa Barbara, Bob Walsmith Jr. 805720-5362 2796 Bella Vista, 6BD/5.5BA, Sun 2-5, $5,650,000, Village Properties, Tomi Spaw 805-698-7007 3055 Hidden Valley Lane, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $2,095,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Barbara Green 805-452-9003

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12 West Mountain Drive, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,495,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Mark Lomas 805845-2888

615 Las Perlas Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $749,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Linda Brown “Brownie” 805-6669090

27 Butterfly Lane, 5BD/8BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-3, $13,900,000, Village Properties, Wayne Barker 805-637-2948 John Henderson 805-689-1066

970 N Kellogg, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,175,000, Coldwell Banker, Parsons/ Young 805-895-4866

120 Tiburon Bay Lane, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $2,249,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Jason Siemens 805-455-1165 193 E Mountain Drive, 3BD/6BA, Sun 1-3, $3,895,000, Coldwell Banker, Dan Failla 805-708-1276

Riviera 3 Las Alturas Road, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,795,000, Village Properties, John Bahura 805-680-5175

30 N Santa Ynez Street D, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $839,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Mary Whitney 805-689-0915

211 Rametto Road, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-4, $3,295,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Maureen McDermut 805-5705545

112 Eucalyptus Hill Circle, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,398,000, Tri-Star Realty, Sylvia 305-926-3488

216 East Mountain Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-4, $1,449,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Deb Archambault 805-455-1190

814 Paseo Alicante, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $959,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Doug Van Pelt 805-637-3684 Thomas Schultheis 805-729-2802

235 Santa Rosa Lane, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $3,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jennifer Easter 805-455-6294 Brooke Ebner 805-453-7071

859 Jimeno Road, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $1,259,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Carol Mineau 805-886-9284

614 Tabor Lane, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $1,675,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, David Mires 805-705-8986

1006 E Canon Perdido Street, 3BD/1BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 2-4, $949,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Michelle Madril 805453-0927

975 Mariposa, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-4, $5,495,000, Village Properties, Grubb Campbell Group 805-895-6226

1010 Roble Lane, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,350,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Joy Bean 805-895-1422

1098 Golf Road, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 2-4, $5,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Tara Toner 805-451-4999

1202 Las Alturas, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-5, $1,450,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Larry Martin 805-895-6872

1110 Oriole Road, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun 12-3, $3,250,000, Coldwell Banker, Eric Stockmann 805-895-0789

1734 Franceschi Road, 4BD/3.5BA, $2,395,000, Sun 2-4, Keller Williams Realty, Daniel Zia & The Zia Group 805637-7148

1211 East Valley Road, 4BD/5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,595,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Yolanda Van Wingerden 805570-4965

1746 Prospect Avenue, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4, $2,195,000, Village Properties, Priscilla Bedolla 805-680-7146

1220 Coast Village Road Unit 110, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,069,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Marilyn Rickard 805-452-8284

1889 Eucalyptus Hill Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,465,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Justin Corrado 805-451-9969

1424 East Valley Road, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $3,200,000, Village Properties, Marilyn Moore 805-689-0507

1933 Mission Ridge Road, 3BD/4BA, Sun 2-4, $2,800,000, Village Properties, Leanne Wood 805-284-7177

1522 East Mountain Drive, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 1-4, $7,495,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Wade Hansen 805-689-9682

2220 Santiago Road, 4BD/4.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,995,000, Coldwell Banker, Arielle Assur 805-906-0194 2286 Las Tuna Road, 4BD/4.5BA Sun 2-4, $3,795,000, Coldwell Banker, Patrice Serrani 805-637-5112

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Samarkand 421 Samarkand Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,059,000, Coldwell Banker, Ryan Strehlow 805-705-8877

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340 Old Mill Rd 222, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $315,000, Pacific Coast Realty, Nancy A Nolan 805-570-1015 415 North La Cumbre Road, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $939,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Sue Irwin 805-705-6973 551 La Cumbre, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $695,000, Coldwell Banker, Jessie Sessions 805-709-0904 612 Calle Granada, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,650,000, Village Properties, Gary Welterlen 805-895-4744 616 Calle De Los Amigos, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $840,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Daniela Johnson 805453-4555 715 Russell Way, 3BD/2BA, Sun 12-3, $989,000, Sun and Sea Realty, Roxann F Clark 805-636-5285 880 Veronica Springs Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,199,750, Village Properties, Nicole Dinkelacker 805-5708444 1268 Veronica Springs Road, 6BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,295,000, Keller Williams Realty, Justin Etherton 805-6170774

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1354 Rialto Lane, 5BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $1,499,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Madhu Khemani 805-252-0625 2525 State Street 12, 2BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $615,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Laurel Abbott 805-455-5409 2654 State Street 35, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $650,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Bob Ratliffe 805-442-6642 3132 Calle Mariposa, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1:30-4, Sun 1:30-4, $1,649,000, Berkshire Hathaway Robert Johnson 805705-1606 3531 Los Pinos Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-4, $1,395,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Debbie Kort 805-368-4479 3703 Dixon Street, 3BD/3BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-4, $1,099,000, Village Properties, Chris Salvetti 805-705-4040 4004 Via Lucero #8, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $939,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Robert Heckes 805-637-0047 4084 Foothill Road, 4BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 2-4, $949,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, JJ Lambert 805-3500924

Summerland 2210 Calle Culebra, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,850,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Jason Siemens 805-455-1165

2631 Freesia Drive, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $2,250,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Dick Mires 805-689-7771

Upper East Santa Barbara 2025 Garden Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 12-2, $1,750,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ken Switzer 805-680-4622

2414 Santa Barbara Street, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $2,295,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Marguerite Taylor 805-705-0957

Westside Santa Barbara 927 West Valerio Street, 2BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $789,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Paul Mueller 805-315-1515 Debby Rexford 805-886-8773

1106 Crestline Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,765,000, Coldwell Banker, Victor Plana 805-895-0591 1123 Manitou Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-5, $1,595,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Alex Rouffaer 805-451-0023

Santa Ynez Valley 511 Meadow View Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $609,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Rhoda Johnson 805-705-8707

1695 Monarch Drive, 3BD/4BA, Sun 12-3, $3,175,000, Village Properties, Michelle Glaus 805-452-0446 2807 Gaviota Street, 4BD/3BA, BY APPT, $1,175,000, Village Properties, Nancy Rizzo 805-403-2700 2905 Via La Selva, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-4, $2,995,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Laura Drammer 805-448-7500 Lauren Stewart 805-618-6007 3115 Riley Road, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $637,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Karin Aitken 805-252-1205

Ventura County 3059 Seaview Avenue, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $2,840,000, Santa Barbara Estates, Christopher A Page 805-284-8422

11570 Oakcrest Avenue, 3BD/3.5BA, 4BD/3.5BA, Sat 1-4, Revive Real Estate Group, Mark R Tasch 818-264-9148 135 Wormwood Street, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4, $794,000, Revive Real Estate Group, Mark R Tasch 818-264-9148

757 Hillside Drive, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $549,000, Village Properties, Elle Seymour 805-680-6677 1123 Manitou Road, 4BD/3BA, Sat 2-4, $1,595,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Alex Rouffaer 805-451-0023 1200 Jason Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 11-2, $329,900, Berkshire Hathaway, Mary Bahnken 805-722-8663 1371 Willow Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1:30-4, $895,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Bob Jennings 805-570-0792

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botanic species to beautify his adopted home.

He made an extremely active park superintendent.

He supervised plantings along Cabrillo Boulevard as well as the islands in the Andrée Clark Bird Ref Refuge. The planting of olive trees along Olive Street was largely his work, as were the cork oaks in the Samarkand neighborhood and the magnolias on San Andres Street. He also was instrumental urging the use of ice plants along California highways.

Orpet resigned as park superintendent early in 1930 due to his wife’s illness and the growth of his nursery business on upper State Street. He continued to study, experiment, write, and publish. By the time of his death at age 93 in 1956, he was one

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the Massachusetts Horticultural Show in 1900. Ten years later he was working on the estate of Cyrus McCormick’s Illinois estate.

In 1917, Orpet landed a job at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Chico, California, propagating exotic plants from seeds sent from China. In 1920, he arrived in Santa Barbara. Reportedly, as he descended from the train he spied a great mass of lantana in full bloom, a sight that convinced him that Santa Barbara was the place to be.

Purchasing a six-acre tract in Goleta, he devoted much of the acreage to the planting of persimmons. Eventually, he built up a thriving mail-order business and shipped persimmons all over the U.S. Orpet was an inveterate experimenter.

His interest in succulents resulted in his amassing a collection of more than 800 species and varieties. He corresponded with people all over the world in his quest for beautiful, unusual plants. He introduced 30 varieties of aloes to this area.

From East Africa to Chile to the Himalayas, Orpet continued to search out new

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dward Owen Orpet was the Park Superintendent for the City of Santa Barbara from 1921-1930. The park that carries his name, located near the intersection of Alameda Padre Serra and Moreno Road, was founded in 1919 and christened Hillside Park. The park was renamed in 1963 to honor the man commonly known as the “plant missionary.”

E.O. Orpet was born in England in 1863.

The son of a professional gardener, at age 12 he went off to agricultural college—not as a student but as a servant. Still, due to his father’s influence and his time at the college, he was apprenticed to a large estate as a gardener at age 14 and picked up a substantial amount of horticultural knowledge.

He held a number of gardening and horticultural jobs in his native land before moving to New Jersey, where he worked in a nursery propagating American plants for shipment to England. He then moved on to oversee 300 acres of gardens on a large Massachusetts estate. Here he developed an interest in orchids and created a sensation with his exhibit of hybrids at

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5446 eiGHtH St 33

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5537 BeRKeLeY RD

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$1,100,000

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5749 StOW CAnYOn RD

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$690,000

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5763 ALOnDRA DR

130 ROBin HiLL PARtneRS LLC

CRR inVeStORS LLC

$4,250,000

9/28/15

130 ROBin HiLL RD 100

ABUYen ALFReDO eA

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$500,000

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6049 PASeO PALMiLLA

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MCCARLeY ROn eU

$665,000

9/30/15

256 SPRUCe DR

ReinSteAD FeRDA tRUSt

GHAFFARiPOUR PeDRAM

$410,000

9/29/15

7634 HOLLiSteR AVe 127

KRUeGeR tOM

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$102,000

9/28/15

110 KALLeY DR

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$2,500,000

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7778 HeROn Ct

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GOnZALeZ JOSe A

$256,000

9/30/15

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9/30/15

717 n FOURtH St

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$1,000,000

9/30/15

604 n tHiRD St

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Pini DARiO L

$650,000

9/30/15

625 n FOURtH St

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$282,000

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1028 ARMStROnG St

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$305,000

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1406 PLUM AVe 1641 eASt VALLeY RD

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$2,230,000

9/30/15

BeRnStein CAROLYn G tRUStee

$2,840,000

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$2,785,000

9/30/15

424 PiMientO Ln

WeStMOnt COLLeGe

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$288,500

9/30/15

850 WeStMOnt RD

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$859,500

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2390 ALAMO PintADO RD

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$554,000

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330 POR LA MAR CiR

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$750,000

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2700 FOOtHiLL RD

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$835,000

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2919 LA COMBADURA RD

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$637,500

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2428 CAStiLLO St e

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$1,500,000

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$654,000

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626 1/2 W CAnOn PeRDiDO St

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$795,000

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726 FeLLOWSHiP RD

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$1,182,000

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235 LOS ALAMOS

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106 CAnOn DR

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3663 SAn ReMO DR #2G

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400 ARROYO RD

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4556 CARRiAGe HiLL DR

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$340,000

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1226 ViA PAViOn

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$670,000

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4735 PAint HORSe tRAiL

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486 S FiRSt St

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480 S FiRSt St

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939 GUnneR St

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$205,000

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$188,500

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834 e CAMinO COLeGiO

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$1,109,500

9/30/15

169 eVAnS AVe

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$1,240,000

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$330,000

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$270,000

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3872 SAtURn AVe

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SHeLL MiCHAeL S

$795,000

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521 CALOR DR

GUtieRReZ JOAQin eA

GUiZAR DeLFinO eU

$295,000

9/29/15

513 e CReStOn St

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$237,500

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WOLF ViCtORiA J

$219,500

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HAneL AAROn M eA

$630,000

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3680 CAMinO ARROYO

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